Urban Renewal: Protection and Restoration of Existing Buildings
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 962
Special Issue Editors
Interests: steel structures; new composite structures; curtain wall construction; structural identification and reinforcement; (prefabricated) buildings industrialization; smart build/digital build; BIM; engineering optimization decision and structure optimization
Interests: BIM; computer vision; construction automation; lean construction; blockchain
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Interests: structural identification and reinforcement; building restoration; smart build/digital build; BIM ; engineering optimization decision and structure optimization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban renewal, as an important strategy to promote sustainable urban development, not only refers to rejuvenating the urban appearance, but also involves the inheritance of historical context and the preservation of urban memory. Against this backdrop, the protection and restoration of existing buildings has become a key issue in the process of urban renewal. These buildings are not only witnesses to urban history, but also carriers of cultural heritage. With the needs of urban development and the accelerating pace of modernization, many existing buildings face issues such as functional degeneration, structural aging, and exterior damage. How to effectively protect and restore these buildings without destroying their historical value and cultural characteristics has become a significant challenge in urban renewal work.
Based on this, urban renewal projects are increasingly focusing on the protection and restoration of existing buildings, aiming to restore their original appearance through scientific reinforcement and modification techniques, enhance their functional use and safety, while retaining their historical information and cultural heritage value. This not only helps to strengthen their urban uniqueness and identity, but also promotes sustainable urban development, providing citizens and tourists with a richer and more diverse cultural experience and a more livable environment. Therefore, the protection and restoration of existing buildings are not only an important aspect of urban renewal, but also a crucial way to achieve mutual promotion between urban culture and economic development.
We especially encourage article topics that include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Application of new technologies, new materials, and new processes in the reinforcement and renovation of existing buildings.
- Green low-carbon transformation of existing buildings.
- Digital protection and restoration of existing buildings.
- Protection, restoration, and utilization of historical buildings and traditional residential buildings.
Prof. Dr. Jizhuo Huang
Dr. Jun Wang
Guest Editors
Dr. Gang Chen
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- existing buildings
- protection techniques
- restoration techniques
- low-carbon transformation
- new reinforcement material
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