Prosperous Lishui

Mauro Berta is an architect and holds a PhD. He is an associate professor of architectural and urban design at Politecnico di Torino, the head of design of the China Room research group. He works mainly on urban regeneration and sustainable design, with particular focus on China. He has been scientific coordinator of the SCUT-PoliTO winning team at Solar Decathlon China 2018 competition. Edoardo Bruno is an architect, and holds a PhD in architecture, history, and project. He is a researcher at Politecnico di Torino. He is the responsible for the South China-Torino Collaboration Lab (Guangzhou) since 2015. As part of the China Room research group, he coordinated design activities, such as the renewal of the Oxygen Factory the XXIV Olympic Winter Games of Beijing (2022), and curate the Biennale of Architecture/Urbanism of Shenzhen and Hong Kong (2019). Leonardo Ramondetti is an architect and holds a PhD in urban and regional development. He is postdoctoral researcher at Politecnico di Torino and adjunct professor at Università di Bologna. His field of research is contemporary urban design theories and planning cultures, with particular focus on the processes of urbanisation and infrastructuration in global contexts. Haohao Xu is an architect and holds a PhD in economics and PhD in architectural history and theory. He is an associate professor of architecture at the South China University of Technology. He is founder of the Faan Nguk Kei organisation for Cantonese built heritage conservation and senior architect at Urban Elephant Architects. In 2019 he was the executive curator of the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Biennale of Architecture\Urbanism. In 2020, he taught in the PhD program of Politecnico di Torino as visiting professor.

• 4 The Tale of a Research ProjectSuburbanization Processes in Rural ChinaThe Lishui ValleyThe Competition Future Shan-Shui CityThe Suburban Valley as Ground for Teaching ActivitiesAbout this BookReferences36 Prosperous Lishui: Four Operational SpacesSpaces for Agricultural ProductionDwelling on the MountainsFacilities and System of MobilityEcological Reserve100 Prosperous Lishui: Ten Site-specific ProjectsFarming an Online WorldThe HillsideFarmland in a FrameWeak and Diffuse FacilitiesThe Floating CommunityLiving the RiversidesThe Agricultural HubThe Cultural StripInhabiting the Mountain ClustersCollecting Every Single Drop158 Architecture for Suburban China by Gong Dong and Shida LiuIntroductionIn the Midst of Nature and the Human-madeInterconnection Between the Old and the NewA Translucent Interface of Air and LightConcluding Remarks176 Illustration Credits177 Text Credits and Acknowledgments178 About the Authors