City as the Infrastructure of Innovation: Insights and Proposals for Shaping Shenzhen's Innovation Districts and Knowledge-based Industry

Innovation district has become a popular concept in urban planning and design application in recent years. Proposed by city planning departments around the world, they aim to adopt this methodology to promote the growth of knowledge-based industries and, at the same time, improve the interaction and collaboration between the innovation industry and the city. In this paper, the author explores the relationship between cities and innovation districts across multiple scales, taking Shenzhen and its typical innovation districts as the research subject. Through site investigation and comparative analysis with the innovation districts in San Francisco, the author identifies the key issues and challenges in designing innovation districts in China’s context. In addition, the author also proposes design strategies at both the urban design level and architectural design level to improve the functionality and adaptability of them. The findings provide insights for addressing the challenges faced by innovation districts in Shenzhen, China.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Huang, Kecheng

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Daniels, Yolande
• Zheng, Siqi

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

Licence dc:rights.uri

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151235

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/151235