On May 17th, 2018, the second ‘Shanghai •Wuhan Modern City Cultural Heritage Conservation Conference – Research on Regulations of Outstanding Historic Building Conservation and Maintenance Technology’, organised by the Wuhan Housing Security and Management Bureau, Shanghai Historic Building Conservation Centre and WHITRAP Shanghai, was held at WHITRAP Shanghai.

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The conference was chaired by LI Xin, Deputy Director of WHITRAP Shanghai, and short speeches were made by Ms. TAN Yaya from the Shanghai Historic Building Conservation Centre and Mr. WU Bo from the Wuhan Housing Security and Management Bureau. Dr. DING Yuan from the CITIC General Institute of Architectural Design and Research Company briefly introduced the research program on ‘Wuhan Outstanding Historic Building Conservation and Maintenance Technology’, and experts held a heated discussion during the conference.

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Experts stated that during the urban regeneration of Shanghai and Wuhan, several topics need to be explored: the conservation of outstanding historic buildings, enforcement of strict maintenance principles, combination of traditional and modern technologies and selection of suitable technology and materials. Experts also concluded methods for advancing conservation from a theoretical and practical perspective. With support from the government, experts look forward to improvements in the relationship between conservation and the living quality of residents, solutions to the effect of seismic resistance and fire control on the authenticity of conservation projects, and management of the impact of new conservation theories on traditional methods, resulting in new innovative and creative regulations.

Conservation scene

Nearly a hundred students from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, and Shanghai Jian Qiao University attended this event. After the conference, experts visited the National Laboratory for Renovation and Repair of Tongji University.

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