Curators
Andrea Palmioli
Paola Viganò
Co-Curators
Eugenio Mangi
Yuting Xie
Qinyi Zhang
Curatorial Board
Yifei Bian
Levi Dean
Filippo Gilardi
Bao Haijun
Hongyan Li
Su Yimin
Yijia Zhang
Zhaoyu Zhu
Curatorial Advisory Board
Paola Viganò
Martina Barcelloni Corte
Chiara Cavalieri
Executive Team
Gaoxiang Chen, Logistic Team Management
Ningbo Muguo Cultural Media Co., Ltd. (宁波莯果文化传媒有限公司)
Venue
Yuting Xie
Hangzhou West Station Hub Development Co., Ltd.
Host Institutions
University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture and Built Environment
University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of International Communications
University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Urban Innovation Lab
University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, School of Architecture Civil and Environmental Engineering
Partner Institutions
International Development Base of Ningbo’s CCI
Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai
Consulate General of The Republic of Italy in Shanghai
Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai
Association of Italian Academics in China
Zhejiang University, Institute of Landscape Architecture
Hangzhou City University, School of Spatial Planning and Design
Royal Institute of British Architects
International Forum on Urbanism
Hangzhou West Station Hub Development Co., Ltd.
Local Project Management
Yifei Bian
Yijia Zhang
Setup
Zimu Deng, Jiaxuan Qin, Siyou Fu, Ayomide Bamidele, Xiao Chen, Students Yuting, Shiming Chen, Kareem Ehab Hosni Ali Elkhatib, Sihui Shen, Haoxun Zhang, Kapulanbayi Ailaitijiang, Qie Shi, Yutong Jiang, Yiyuan Liu, Xiang Zhao, Peiwen Huang, Jingshu Zhang, Qichen Hong, Tianyao Shen
PR, Media & Communications
University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Communications and Marketing Office, Eugenio Mangi, Andrea Palmioli, Yuting Xie
Photographs of Models
Andrea Palmioli, Xiao Chen, Qinhui Qiu, Yifei Bian, Yijia Zhang
Video Interviews and Drones
Andrea Palmioli, Hongyan Li, Jie Qiu, Shengyuan Yu, Yechen Zhang
Video Editing
Li Hongyan
Translations and Simultaneous Interpreting
Yifei Bian, Ken Chen, Yao Sun, Yuting Xie
Exhibition models’ 3D printing and assistance
Jason Wang
Funding Bodies
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Research and Knowledge Exchange Office
Faculty of Science and Engineering (FURP)
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Sustainable Built Environment Research Group
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of International Communications
Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies
International Development Base of Ningbo’s CCI
General Grant, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Number: 42071190
Website
Cristiano Longobardo (Crislongobardo.com)
Studio Magda (studio-magda.com)
ATLASES
SHANGHAI
Inhabiting Ecosystems Multifunctionality
coordinator: Andrea Palmioli
texts: Andrea Palmioli
research: Andrea Palmioli (Pi), Yifei Bian, Yijia Zhang, Department of Architecture and Built Environment FOSE, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
maps & numbers: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Yijia Zhang, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
figures: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
model team: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Yijia Zhang, Sihui Shen, Yingwen Zhu, Vigo Vasyiko, Chen Wu, Xiao Chen, Zirui Zhang, Yining Lin, Zhiyu Qiu, Mingxin Zhang, Xiaolei Sun, Zirui Zhang, Ahmed Assika, Aye Ngu War Khine, Michael Bratakusumo, Qinhui Qiu, FURP University of Nottingham Ningbo China
numbers: Myriam Treiber, Yijia Zhang, Yifei Bian
copyediting: Yifei Bian
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HANGZHOU
«A City in the Fields»: Reinterpreting Chinese «Desakota»
curators: Paola Viganò with Chiara Cavalieri, Martina Barcelloni Corte
coordinator: Chiara Cavalieri
participants: LAB-U EPFL: Paola Viganò, Elena Cogato Lanza, Farzaneh Bahrami, Martina Barcelloni Corte, Simon Berger, Chiara Cavalieri, Marine Durand, Matthew Skjonsberg, Roberto Sega, Antoine Vialle, Tommaso Pietropolli, Qinyi Zhang
texts: Paola Viganò
maps: Chiara Cavalieri
figures: Qinyi Zhang
axonometric plan details: Qinyi Zhang
other contributors: Andrea Palmioli, Alvise Pagnacco
numbers: Myriam Treiber, Yijia Zhang, Yifei Bian
copyediting: Dominic Ronayne
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SUZHOU
Infrastructures of Ecological Permanence
coordinator: Andrea Palmioli
texts: Andrea Palmioli
research: Andrea Palmioli (Pi), Yifei Bian, Xiyue Liu, Yirong Chen, Zhebin Chen, Zihao Yun Department of Architecture and Built Environment FOSE, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
maps & numbers: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Xiyue Liu, Yirong Chen, Zhebin Chen, Zihao Yun, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
figures: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
model team: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Sihui Shen, Jiayu Chen, Jie Qiu, Shiming Chen, Yijia Yuan, Yingwen Zhu, Yirong Chen, Yuke Huang, Yundi Zhang, Yuyuan Chen, Haining Ding, Linde Ji, Vigo Vasyiko, Xiao Chen, Zirui Zhang, Yunkai Li, FURP, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
numbers: Myriam Treiber, Yijia Zhang, Yifei Bian
copyediting: Yifei Bian
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all rights reserved
NINGBO
A Peri-Urban Courtyard of Cultural Landscapes
coordinator: Andrea Palmioli
texts: Andrea Palmioli
research: Andrea Palmioli (Pi), Yifei Bian, Xiyue Liu, Yirong Chen, Zhebin Chen, Zihao Yun Department of Architecture and Built Environment FOSE, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
maps & numbers: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Xiyue Liu, Yirong Chen, Zhebin Chen, Zihao Yun, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
figures: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
model team: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Sihui Shen, Jiayu Chen, Jie Qiu, Shiming Chen, Yijia Yuan, Yingwen Zhu, Yirong Chen, Yuke Huang, Yundi Zhang, Yuyuan Chen, Haining Ding, Linde Ji, Xiao Chen, Zirui Zhang, Yunkai Li, FURP University of Nottingham Ningbo China
numbers: Myriam Treiber, Yijia Zhang, Yifei Bian
copyediting: Yifei Bian
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NANTONG
A Milieu of Ecological Pluralities
cordinator: Andrea Palmioli
texts: Andrea Palmioli
research: Andrea Palmioli (Pi), Yifei Bian, Xiyue Liu, Yirong Chen, Zhebin Chen, Zihao Yun Department of Architecture and Built Environment FOSE, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
maps & numbers: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Xiyue Liu, Yirong Chen, Zhebin Chen, Zihao Yun, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
figures: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
model team: Andrea Palmioli (coordinator), Yifei Bian, Sihui Shen, Jie Qiu, Jiayu Chen, Shiming Chen, Yijia Yuan, Yingwen Zhu, Yirong Chen, Yuke Huang, Yundi Zhang, Yuyuan Chen, Haining Ding, Linde Ji, Xiao Chen, Zirui Zhang, Yunkai Li, FURP, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
numbers: Myriam Treiber, Yijia Zhang, Yifei Bian
copyediting: Yifei Bian
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HONG KONG
Yuen Long Horizontal Metropolis: A Paradigm Shift
curators: Gianni Talamini, Andrea Palmioli
maps and numbers: Hu Zhijian, Li Weike
figures: Alyssa Sevilla
axonometric plan details: Li Min, Alyssa Kathryn Sevilla, Ye Henghui
other contributors: Alyssa Kathryn Sevilla, Caterina Villani, He Yuxiao, Hou Peiyao, Jiang Luzheng, Li Min, Li Weike, Lu Xuewen, Shao Di, Ye Henghui
model team: Au Chi Hung, Chan Tsz Ching, Chui Lok Yi, Hilary, Io Kai Ho, Tang Yuet Tung, Tsang Wing Chi, Gisli, Wang Zongqi, Hong Kong Lands Department (aerial photographs)
copyright © Hong Kong Horizontal Metropolis: A Paradigm Shift, Gianni Talamini, Andrea Palmioli, Paola Viganò
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VENICE
«Urbs in Horto»: Re-Cycling the «Diffuse City»
curators: Paola Viganò with Chiara Cavalieri, Martina Barcelloni Corte
coordinator: Chiara Cavalieri
participants: LAB-U EPFL: Paola Viganò, Elena Cogato Lanza, Farzaneh Bahrami, Martina Barcelloni Corte, Simon Berger, Chiara Cavalieri, Marine Durand, Matthew Skjonsberg, Roberto Sega, Antoine Vialle; Tommaso Pietropolli, Qinyi Zhang
texts: Paola Viganò
maps: Chiara Cavalieri
figures: Tommaso Pietropolli
axonometric plan details:Tommaso Pietropolli
other contributors: Cecilia Furlan, Tommaso Pietropolli, Daniel Zelayarán
numbers: Myriam Treiber
copyediting: Dominic Ronayne
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BOSTON
The Metamorphosis of the «Middle Ground»
curators: Paola Viganò with Chiara Cavalieri, Martina Barcelloni Corte
coordinator: Chiara Cavalieri
participants: LAB-U EPFL: Paola Viganò, Elena Cogato Lanza, Farzaneh Bahrami, Martina Barcelloni Corte, Simon Berger, Chiara Cavalieri, Marine Durand, Matthew Skjonsberg, Roberto Sega, Antoine Vialle; Tommaso Pietropolli, Qinyi Zhang
texts: Paola Viganò
maps: Chiara Cavalieri
figures: Tommaso Pietropolli
axonometric plan details:Tommaso Pietropolli
other contributors: Option Studios, fall 2013-2014 Gsd Harvard. students: Pedro Bermudez, Ana Victoria Chiari, Sang Cho, Hugo Colon, Michalis Pirokka, Phoebe White, James Whitten, Simon Willet
numbers: Myriam Treiber
copyediting: Dominic Ronayne
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VALAIS
Rethinking the Alpine City-Territory
curators: Paola Viganò with Chiara Cavalieri, Martina Barcelloni Corte
coordinator: Chiara Cavalieri
participants: LAB-U EPFL: Paola Viganò, Elena Cogato Lanza, Farzaneh Bahrami, Martina Barcelloni Corte, Simon Berger, Chiara Cavalieri, Marine Durand, Matthew Skjonsberg, Roberto Sega, Antoine Vialle, Tommaso Pietropolli, Qinyi Zhang
texts: Paola Viganò
maps: Chiara Cavalieri
figures: Tommaso Pietropolli
axonometric plan details: Marine Durand
other contributors: Marine Durand, Catherine Seiler, Anne Charlotte Astrup Chavaux
numbers: Myriam Treiber
copyediting: Dominic Ronayne
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LAUSANNE
Reframing the Periphery
curators: Paola Viganò with Chiara Cavalieri, Martina Barcelloni Corte
coordinator: Chiara Cavalieri
participants: LAB-U EPFL: Paola Viganò, Elena Cogato Lanza, Farzaneh Bahrami, Martina Barcelloni Corte, Simon Berger, Chiara Cavalieri, Marine Durand, Matthew Skjonsberg, Roberto Sega, Antoine Vialle, Tommaso Pietropolli, Qinyi Zhang
texts: Paola Viganò
maps: Chiara Cavalieri
figures: Tommaso Pietropolli
axonometric plan details: EPFL Superstudio students, fall 2014
other contributors: Superstudio Students fall 2014, EPFL
numbers: Myriam Treiber
copyediting: Dominic Ronayne
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all rights reserved
Documentary: Horizontal Metropolis Yangtze River Delta: Entangling Capitals (Countryside Perspectives)
School of International Communications, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
producer: Jingru Tang
assistant producer: Xiyue Cui
camera operator: Xuecheng Cao, Yuchen Peng, Jiawei Yao
assistant camera: Thomas Zhao
story developer: Yiru Duan
editor: Yuchen Peng
key grip: Thomas Zhao
executive producer: Filippo Gilardi
creative producer: Levi Dean
facilitator: Zhaoyu Zhu, Damien Tomaselli
CHINESE COUNTRYSIDE IN PRACTICE: EXPLORATORY GROUNDS
Curators
Eugenio Mangi, Andrea Palmioli
Copyediting
Chenyan Zhao, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Research Team
Ao Cheng, Yutong Dai, Chenxing Du, Chenyan Zhao,
FURP University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Credits Featured Projects
AZL ARCHITECTS
Song House
Fengxian District, Shanghai. 2018
上海奉贤南宋村宋宅,上海市奉贤
SHUISHI-MICRON ARCHITECTS
Rural Revitalization of Liyao Village
Liyao Village, Fengxian District, Shanghai. 2021
上海奉贤李窑村乡村振兴, 上海市奉贤区李窑村
STUDIO KU KAN NAI
Chongming Cultural Activity Center
No. 30, Xiangpan Road, Jianshe Town, Chongming District, Shanghai. 2020
崇明文化活动中心 / 古坎乃工作室, 上海市崇明区建设镇向蟠公路30号
MONOARCHI
Villa Treewow O
Zhongcun, Luting, Yuyao, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 2018
乡伴余姚树蛙部落, 浙江省宁波市余姚市鹿亭区钟村镇
HORIZONTAL DESIGN
Zhang Yan Cultural Museum
Chonggu Town, Shanghai. 2019
章堰文化馆, 上海崇谷镇
FANAF+ JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF URBAN&RURAL PLANNING AND DESIGN
Reconstruction Design of Wujiaqiao Villager’s Home
Wuqiao village,Qiandeng, Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu. 2016
千灯镇吴桥村“村民之家”改造项目, 江苏省苏州市昆山市千灯镇吴桥村
PARALLECT DESIGN
Mountopia Tea Café
Yuyao, Ningbo, Zhejiang. 2023
四明山麓的杉野茶咖, 浙江省宁波市余姚市
AND STUDIO
8342 Yangtze River Delta Roadshow Center
N0.8342, Tingfeng Road, Fengjing Town, Jinshan, Shanghai. 2018
8342长三角路演中心, 上海市金山区枫泾镇亭枫路8342号
CHAOYU ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Floating House
Shangmingdian Village, Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu. 2020
漂浮的房子, 江苏省苏州市昆山尚明甸村
YZSCAPE
Renovation of JiJiaDun Village Center
Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu. 2018
计家墩村民中心改造,江苏省昆山市、苏州市
OUR
Zhouzhuang Winery Renovation Project
Zhouzhuang, Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu. 2019
周庄酒厂改造项目-万三酒庄, 江苏省苏州市昆山市周庄
SCENIC ARCHITECTURE OFFICE
Art Gallery on Market
588 Zhenguan Road, Xitang Town, Jiashan County, Zhejiang
市集上的美术馆, 浙江省嘉善县西塘镇振安路588号 2021
ANTAO
Three changes in the field – Xi-Yue Village
Xiangtan Road, Qixing Street, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang. 2018
田坊三变 – 嘉兴喜悦公社, 浙江省嘉兴市南湖区七星街道潭湘路
STUDIO ININCHES
Pingwang ‘Grand Canal Bazaar’
Wujiang District, Pingwang Town, Suzhou, Jiangsu. 2021
远见文旅 – 平望京杭大集, 江苏苏州 吴江区平望镇
SENS ARCHITECTS
Public Village Center of Qili Village
Qili Village Tongxiang, Jiaxing, Zhejiang. 2020
骑力党群中心, 浙江嘉兴桐乡市七里村
ALL STUDIO
Shiwan Zhusheli Exhibition Hall
Shiwan town, Jiaxing, Zhejiang. 2021
石湾猪舍里展厅, 浙江嘉兴市石湾镇
OUMOUMOU STUDIO
School of Design, SJTULocal practice of rural micro-renewal in Huzhou
South Lake Taihu, Huzhou, Zhejiang. 2022
乡村微更新的在地实践, 南太湖，湖州
ATELIER LAI
Ten Walls
Qianyuan Town, Deqing County, Huzhou, Zhejiang. 2020
十片间, 浙江省湖州市德清县前源镇
SHULIN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Public Toilet at Sanchakou
Dongshan Village, Heshang Town, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. 2018
三岔口的公共厕所, 浙江杭州萧山区河上镇东山村
MENG FANHAO
Dongziguan Rural Revival Project
Dongziguan Village, Fuyang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. 2016
杭州富阳东梓关回迁农居, 浙江省杭州市富阳市东梓关村
DESIGN INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURE CHINA ACADEMY OF ART
The Village Memory House of Chuan Village
Chuan Village of Shanchuan Town, Anji County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. 2017
安吉山川乡村记忆馆, 浙江省杭州市安吉县山川乡船村
MDO
Flowing Cloud Township Villa
Qinglongwu, Xiekengkou, Luci Village, Fuchunjiang Town
Tonglu County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. 2021
浙江省杭州市桐庐县富春江镇芦茨村谢坑口青龙坞
MIX ARCHITECTURE
The Sun Shed Of Chun Qin Yuan Ecological Farm Renovation Practice
Chunqinyuan leisure farm , Qingshui Village, Zhenzhou Town, Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province. 2018
春沁园休闲农庄生态大棚改造实践, 江苏省仪征市真州镇清水村春沁园休闲农庄
NOTA ARCHITECTS
Lishui Two-three House Distillery
Guoshandian Village, Liandu District, Lishui , Zhejiang Province. 2018
丽水“二三间”酒窖, 浙江省丽水市莲都区过山殿村
CONTINUATION STUDIO
The Renovation of Yule Mountain Boutique Hotel
Taihuyuan, Lin’an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. 2018
临安鱼乐山房民宿改造设计, 浙江省杭州市临安区太湖源镇
WUTOPIA LAB
The White Suzhou Section Homestay
No.1 West Lindu, Shanglin Village, Hengjing Street, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu. 2021
苏州伴宅, 江苏省苏州市吴中区横泾街道上林村西林渡1号
ARCHITECTS KONGKONG
The Water Margin of Zhenze Wetland Park in Suzhou Chimiduo Farm
Zhenze, Suzhou, Jiangsu. 2018
江苏震泽湿地公园, 江苏苏州震泽