Sydney's Chinatown/Chinese cities

Donald McNeill

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    Abstract

    Interpreting the inscription of ‘Chineseness’ in cities beyond China is a challenging process. This article reflects upon some recent architectural and urban design issues in what is known as Sydney’s ‘Chinatown’. Drawing on some of the insights provided in Li Shiqao’s recent book, Understanding the Chinese City (2014), it provides a commentary on some of the challenges facing architects and urban designers in their attempts to rearticulate Sydney’s Chinatown. This comes at a time when development processes in central Sydney are seen as being driven by apparently contradictory forces of supertall apartment building design and fine-grain, low-rise ‘heritage’ streetscapes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)489-494
    Number of pages6
    JournalJournal of Urban Cultural Studies
    Volume1
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • Sydney (N.S.W.)
    • architecture
    • gardens
    • Chinese
    • city planning

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