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NEWS CHINA Benoy regenerates historic Chinese site


Benoy has been appointed to redevelop a new mixed-use destination in one of China’s oldest cities, Ningbo. Situated on the riverfront, the historical


port site will be transformed into a “unique commercial destination blending the past with present,” said Benoy. The scheme, for developer Sino Ocean, aims to “evoke the memory of the area’s heritage through a new mixed-use, retail and cultural experience for the community,” said Benoy. Ningbo port was established in 738 AD and was one of the two biggest seaports in East Asia. Today it is the largest and busiest cargo port in the world in terms of cargo tonnage. Retaining the original form of the historical buildings, Benoy’s design inserts new blocks throughout the site, which will form spaces for pedestrian thoroughfares, retail and cultural activities. Through careful placement of new buildings, the design “preserves views of historical structures, which was crucial in the design brief,” said Benoy. With its unique riverside location and reference to the historical and cultural elements, Benoy’s design is “set to create a


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new revitalised district for the city,” the architects commented. Hao Li, senior associate director at


Benoy said: “Ningbo is steeped in history, and we are incredibly proud to be working


A wayfinding guidebook BOOK


‘The Spaceagency Guide to Wayfinding’ is claimed by the publishers to be the first “comprehensive compendium” that answers two questions: what is wayfinding, and how is a wayfinding project executed? Wayfinding and user experience design


consultancy Spaceagency launched the publication describing it as a “visual guidebook” detailing the process for designing a wayfinding system. “Using visual information graphics, this book speaks to designers in their native language” said Spaceagency. The authors are Sarah Manning and


Peter Feldmann, directors of Spaceagency. The firm claimed wayfinding is “a little-known field of design that crosses a number of disciplines, including urban


design and planning, product design, graphic design, information design and behavioural psychology.” They added: “Without any higher education programmes dedicated to the field, wayfinding is often poorly understood and poorly executed.” This book is claimed to fill a gap in


educational resources devoted to the field. The guide “offers an innovative methodology for developing a wayfinding project that has been successful in practice.” Six international case studies from Spaceagency’s own work “investigate and illustrate the practical application of wayfinding theory to real-world solutions using a step-by-step demonstration of the relevant techniques required to develop and realise a wayfinding system.”


on this special regeneration project.” He added: “We are excited to work on


something that will be part of the evolving city – creating a vibrant new destination nestled amongst a historical site.”


The projects cover a wide range of


sectors with distinctive and specific spatial, operational and cultural requirements, from the Singapore Rail Corridor and two World Expos, to the Eastland Retail Masterplan in Melbourne, the Qatar Cultural and Sports Hub, and Heathrow Terminal 2. The book is broken down into six


chapters that guide the reader through the structure and sequence of design stages in the wayfinding design process. The chapters illustrate Spaceagency’s vision and approach, “providing strong insight into spatial and information strategies and how these lead to the design,” said the firm. It added: “It becomes clear thatthe term


‘sign’ is not meant to be a rectangular board with a few words on it. Rather the identity of a place is expressed by the graphics, media and form of the end product.” The book also looks at future technologies that may provide “new ways of thinking about wayfinding.”


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