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Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province, has been one of the main industrial bases of China
since the end of the Imperial Era in 1911. The Taiyuan Industrial Heritage Transformation
masterplan (TIHT) is a heritage revitalization project that aims to position Taiyuan in the cultural
landscape of contemporary China. TIHT will transform the Fertilizer Plant Complex and other heavy
industrial plants on the site into a cultural and creative hub.
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Built by Nervi-Bartoli from 1949, the Manifattura Tabacchi was a symbol of the rebirth of
Bologna after World War II (44 percent of the city was destroyed or severely damaged). The
Manifattura was not only an efficient industrial machine, but also a concrete sign of modernity
for the Bolognese. Until its closure in 1998, the Manifattura functioned as a city within the city:
the daily meeting point of a thousand workers.
Step:
1 study the metro masterplan and the advanced area