TITLE:
Detecting the Evolution of Collective Memory Space Using a Space Syntax-Based Analysis Method in Beiyuanmen Historical and Cultural Block
AUTHORS:
Siqi Gao, Lu Han, Chunhui Li, Lizhi Zhao
KEYWORDS:
Collective Memory, Space Syntax, Beiyuanmen Block, Space Evolution
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.9 No.4,
December
10,
2021
ABSTRACT: With
the rapid development of globalization and urbanization, the atmosphere of
cultural life in the historical and cultural districts of the city has begun to change. The collective memory of the block
is gradually missing, and the local crisis of homogenization appears.
Therefore, the Beiyuanmen block was selected as a typical case, using spatial
syntax and in-depth interviews to empirically study the collective memory of
residents. It is found that the collective
memory space of Beiyuanmen block has the following changing trends: the collective
memory space structure level of the block continues as a whole, and the alley space that carries the residents’
unconscious habitual memory is facing varying degrees of destruction; the
scope and intensity of collective memory space are consistent with the
direction of urban development, and the overall collective memory center tends
to shift westward; the elements of collective memory space have changed
obviously, from being dominated by a single religious
building function in the old period to a coexistence pattern of religious
buildings and public facilities in the new period. Based on the above analysis, it is considered that the collective memory
space in historical and cultural blocks is the result of the
transformation of residents’ values and ethnic interaction.