Ministry of Natural Resources Engineering Technology Innovation Center for Conservation and Regeneration of Territorial Spatial Cultural Heritage

The "Engineering Technology Innovation Center for Conservation and Regeneration of Territorial Spatial Cultural Heritage" was established with the approval of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China. It is jointly built by Tongji University (lead institution), the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, and Peking University. Academician Chang Qing of Tongji University serves as the Center's Director. The collaborating teams from the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design and Peking University are led by Professor Senior Engineer Ju Dedong and Professor Wang Fang, respectively. The Center positions the conservation and regeneration of built heritage—the spatial carrier of history and culture—as a key element and a core mission within the broader protection of territorial spatial resources. It aims to integrate the management of various heritage types, which are currently overseen by different administrative bodies, into the "One Map" system of territorial spatial planning. This involves consolidating point-based, linear, and areal heritage spaces into a unified regional cultural heritage spatial system.

The Center's mission is to serve national strategic needs. Operating within the framework of territorial spatial planning, it will integrate interdisciplinary expertise from architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, materials science, surveying, simulation, history, archaeology, and cultural heritage studies. Its goals are to establish a systematic framework for territorial spatial cultural heritage, achieve major research breakthroughs with practical applications, cultivate high-level innovative talents, and maintain close cooperation with leading international institutions. Through these efforts, the Center strives to enhance China's international influence and become a leading, globally recognized platform for innovation and exchange in this field. The Center's research will focus on five primary directions: constructing a conservation system for territorial spatial cultural heritage, methods for conserving and regenerating settlement heritage, landscape heritage conservation and management, architectural heritage conservation and revitalization, and the application of relevant engineering technologies.

On October 20, 2023, Professor Wang Fang, as the leader of the Peking University co-construction team, was invited to participate in the unveiling ceremony of the Ministry of Natural Resources Engineering Technology Innovation Center for Conservation and Regeneration of Territorial Spatial Cultural Heritage and the meeting of its Technical Committee, held at Tongji University. She also serves as the Deputy Director of the Center's Management Committee.

Source: Ministry of Natural Resources Engineering Technology Innovation Center for Conservation and Regeneration of Territorial Spatial Cultural Heritage