Walkable and multidimensional public space is key to sustainable urban villages, especially in the rapidly urbanising city of Shenzhen, China. In his talk at this year meeting of the alumni of “Zukunftsbrücke. Chinese-German young professional campus”, Shi Jian, curator and strategy director of ISREADING CULTURE Beijing, presented a fascinating analysis of urban growth in Shenzhen and showed projects of sustainable urban development. In Shenzhen house prizes almost doubled during the last year and a key question is: What is the right strategy to make megacities sustainable and resilient without loosing regional identity and compromising on public space?

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