Prosperous Lishui

Mauro Berta is an architect and holds a PhD. He is an associate professor of architectural and urban design at Politecnico di Torino, the head of design of the China Room research group. He works mainly on urban regeneration and sustainable design, with particular focus on China. He has been scientific coordinator of the SCUT-PoliTO winning team at Solar Decathlon China 2018 competition.

Edoardo Bruno is an architect, and holds a PhD in architecture, history, and project. He is a researcher at Politecnico di Torino. He is the responsible for the South China-Torino Collaboration Lab (Guangzhou) since 2015. As part of the China Room research group, he coordinated design activities, such as the renewal of the Oxygen Factory the XXIV Olympic Winter Games of Beijing (2022), and curate the Biennale of Architecture/Urbanism of Shenzhen and Hong Kong (2019).

Leonardo Ramondetti is an architect and holds a PhD in urban and regional development. He is postdoctoral researcher at Politecnico di Torino and adjunct professor at Università di Bologna. His field of research is contemporary urban design theories and planning cultures, with particular focus on the processes of urbanization and infrastructuration in global contexts.

Haohao Xu is an architect and holds a PhD in economics and PhD in architectural history and theory. He is an associate professor of architecture at the South China University of Technology. He is founder of the Faan Nguk Kei organization for Cantonese built heritage conservation and aenior architect at Urban Elephant Architects. In 2019 he was the executive curator of the Shenzhen and Hong Kong Biennale of Architecture\Urbanism. In 2020, he taught in the PhD program of Politecnico di Torino as visiting professor.

Gong DONG (head and founder of Vector Architects) is the author of the book afterword.

Prosperous Lishui Book Video Trailer

Prosperous Lishui Book Trailer

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ISBN: 978-1-957183-36-7
Size: 7.5” x 10.5” Portrait
Binding: Softbound with flaps
Pages: 172pp
Publication Date: Fall 2023
World Rights: Available

Previous Works:
Leonardo RAMONDETTI.
Ramondetti L. (2022). The Enriched Field: Urbanising the central plains of China. Birkhäuser, Basel. ISBN 978-30-35624-91-5; price 56.38 euro
Ramondetti L. (2019). Zhengdong. Empowering the Inland Metropolis. In Bonino M., Governa F., Repellino M.P., and Sampieri A., The City after Chinese New Towns: Spaces and imaginaries from contemporary urban China (pp. 115–122). Birkhäuser, Basel. ISBN 978-3-0356-1765-8; price 34.62 euro

Edoardo BRUNO.
Armando A., Bonino M., Bruno E., Durbiano Giovanni (2022). The Story of a Section. Designing the Shougang Oxygen Factory. ORO Editions, San Francisco. ISBN 978-1-954081-73-4; price 38 euro
Bonino M., Bruno E., Federighi V., Belleri D., Naso M. (eds.) (2021). Eyes of the City: Architecture and Urban Space after Artificial Intelligence. Hatje Cantz, Berlin. ISBN ‎ 978-3775748803; price: 38 euro

Mauro BERTA.
Berta M. and Frassoldati F. (2019). New Urbanization and ‘Go West’ Policies. In Bonino M., Governa F., Repellino M.P., and Sampieri A., The City after Chinese New Towns: Spaces and imaginaries from contemporary urban China (pp. 78–89). Birkhäuser, Basel. ISBN 978-3-0356-1765-8; price 34.62 euro
Ambrosini G. and Berta M. (2004). Paesaggi a molte velocità. Infrastrutture e progetto del territorio in Piemonte. Meltemi, Roma. ISBN 978-8883533891; price 23.75 euro

Haohao XU.
Q. Wu, J. Feng, H. Xu, Exemplary Cases of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards. Baojiatun Water Mill and Zhaoxiang Huang Ancestor Hall, CAB Press, Beijing, 2015. ISBN：9787112178728;