NettetEvery Shanghainese who lived in Shanghai before the economic reform and opening up era of the 1980s-90s have memories of the lilong — a typology of western-styled low-rise rowhouses first built by the foreigners in the concession areas during the Treaty Port period (1842 - 1942). Houses built in this particular typology would become homes to ... NettetThe Shanghai lilong is an attractive and vibrant house type.1 For a brief introduction to the history of the lilong see ‘part 1’ of this article: Bracken, G. 2024. ‘The Shanghai lilong: A new concept of home in China’, The Newsletter #86, pp.10-11. Originating in Shanghai in the 19th century, it came to dominate the city by the 20th century, before declining …
Towards modern urban housing: Redefining Shanghai
NettetEvery lilong consists of housing and commercial units. The housing units, tightly attached in rows, except the later variation of Garden or Apartment lilong house models, are evenly aligned and distributed inside of the site in a Western row-housing pattern. Commercial units, in a similar layouts as housing's, occupy all street-front lots. NettetPhotos by Irene's Vigan Empanada and Hidden Garden Lilong and Lilang's Restaurant. One of the notable Spanish colonial towns ever built in the Philippines is Vigan City in … ginger turmeric curcumin herbal tea
The transformation of the lilong form: a morphological study on ...
NettetThe lilong houses were basically western row houses transplanted to Shanghai (for detailed architectural studies of the lilong see Geleigeli 2015, Guan 1996, Luo and Zhang 2007, Wang and Chen 1987 http://www.lanehouseshanghai.com/blog/type.html NettetSince the 1970s, lilong houses have become increasingly popular among Shanghai’s burgeoning middle and upper classes. Despite the lilongs’ serious infrastructural problems, due to the increasing population and adequate provision of maintenance in these ageing houses, many people see them as a viable alternative to expensive high-rise ... ginger turmeric herbal tea recipe