Beyond the shi-jie neighbourhood unit: constructing an education-belt for the Kaohsiung city of tomorrow
Abstract
Urban fragmentation is often seen as a failure of planning. This paper repositions it as a condition for civic infrastructure reuse and reactivation, using Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as a critical case. It reframes shi-jie neighbourhoods – originally school-based units – as morphogenetic seeds for multi-layered education infrastructure. Through arcaded corridors, inverted streets, and sunken railways, it proposes an ‘education belt’ linking institutions, mobility, and civic programmes across territorial scales. Drawing from Cedric Price’s flexible urbanism and the logic of the 15-Minute City, the study envisions a translatable model where learning and public life interweave as distributed civic systems.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Architecture
Modernity
and Design
Urban Development and Cultural Heritage
Architectural and Urban Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1–34
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026
- Language
- EN