Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue 2025 Jan

Counter-Urbanization

Technological implications for planning and designing human-centred cities

Hu Yu

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Figures


Figure 1. Singapore, a garden city (source: https://www.smartcitylab.com/blog/urban-environment/singapore-transformation- garden-city/)



Figure 2. The Baiyangdian Lake in the Xiong'an New Area (source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019- 01/02/c_137715153_14.htm)



Figure 3. A proposed bird observatory and eco-museum in the Xiong'an New Area (source: https://tlslandarch.com/ portfolio_page/xiongan-new-area/)