Adaptivereusereferstoreusinganoldbuildingforapurposeotherthanwhichitwasoriginallybuiltordesigned.Thisconservationapproachhasbecomeincreasinglypopulararoundtheworld.However,therearefewpublicationsthatfocusonitsapplicationinAsia.ThisbookfillsthisgapbylookingatbothuniqueandsharedaspectsofadaptivereuseinthreeAsianurbancenters:HongKong,Shanghai,andSingapore.Buildingongovernmentpolicydocumentsandextensivefieldwork,thisbookcontextualizesadaptivereuseineachcityandrevealstheimpetusbehindawiderangeofprojectsfromrevitalizationinHongKong,commercialdevelopmentinShanghai,tocommunitybuildinginSingapore.
