Festival of Urban Regeneration | T-Factor Roadshow

At the end of November, we are hosting a public research activity called “Urban Regeneration Festival”, in the framework of an international research project supported by the Ministry of Science and Technolog, which focuses on Meanwhile Spaces and Temporary Uses across Europe and Asia to create Ecological and Inclusive Cities.

Different representatives from Europe, including projects leader, Professors, government, are coming to Shanghai, to share the perspectives and results during the T-Factor project.

 Festival Background 

The process of urban regeneration includes the hardware dimension of the city, composed of buildings and infrastructures, construction and investment, as well as the software dimension of the cities, including citizens and communities, culture, history, green spaces, and all the activities around them. 

How do software and hardware interact in the city-making process? 

Thanks to the research support of the Ministry of Science and Technology in China (MOST) and the European Research Funds for International Collaboration (Horizon2020), we launched the T-Factor project (https://www.t-factor.eu/) to study early-stage and advanced regeneration projects in different Chinese and European cities and to unlock the transformative potential of participatory meanwhile uses in urban regeneration. Throughout international collaboration and participatory actions, T-Factor is building a portfolio of interventions and experiments that show new models and tools for urban regeneration towards ecological, sustainable, inclusive, thriving cities. 

In Shanghai, thanks to the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the academic role of Tongji University, College of Design and Innovation, the project has established two chinese pilots of the project with NICE 2035 and Xinhua Community Design Center.  

 Basic Info. 

With this research activity of the “Urban Regeneration Festival (URF)”, we showcase the achievements of T-Factor in Europe,

 the roadmap of the Shanghai project and the meanwhile uses practices in China. T-Factor delegates, partners and friends will gather in Shanghai to enjoy academic exchange, public forums, exhibitions, workshops and fieldwork. We explore together the key issues, emerging values and practical approaches to urban regeneration, sharing the perspective of Europe and Asia in light of undeniable planetary challenges.

Host By

- Tongji University

- College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University

Co-Host By

- Ecology and Cultures Innovation Lab

- Public Design Lab

- Xinhua Community Design Center

- Big Fish Community Design Center

- DESIS Lab, Tongji University

Supported By

- China Ministry of Science and Technology

- Shanghai Science and Technology Department

- EU Delegation in Beijing

- EURAXESS

- Tongji Sino-Italian Campus 

More details about the activity are coming on next week, including time, places and guest list. If you're interested, feel free to contact us. Also, we'll have livestream druing the festival and hope to share with you our inspiring talk and results.

Stay tuned :)

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