The Shanghai Alleyway House: A Threatened Typology

The Shanghai alleyway house was a rich and vibrant generator of street life. Unique to Shanghai, it occupied the ambiguous space between the traditional Chinese courtyard home and the street. The system of ‘graduated privacy’ within its alleyways ensured a safe and neighbourly place to live. Due to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gregory Bracken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jap Sam Books 2013-01-01
Series:Footprint
Online Access:https://ojs-libaccp.tudelft.nl/index.php/footprint/article/view/761