对苏州观前地区整治更新的思考与建议

Thinking and Suggestions for the Renovation and Renewalof Guanqian District, Suzhou

苏州古城的魅力在于古典园林与传统风貌,古城的活力来源于人在其中生活、活动。保护古城,振兴古城,必须赋予古城新的活力,使古城成为真正的商业、文化、旅游、居住中心。商业中心整治更新,作为古城振兴的重要举措,更要放在古城保护与更新的总体目标和过程中,使其成为古城保护与发展的有机组成部分,实现永续发展。

The attractiveness of ancient city lies inthe classical gardens and traditional scene, and thevigor lies in the life and activity of the people whoreside in the city. To protect and revitalize ancientcities, it is necessary to endow them with new vigorbesides the population carrying capacity and thegeneral habitation environment, and make them thereal center of business, culture, tourism andresidence, while improving the infrastructure andliving conditions, mending the gardens and othercultural relic buildings, protecting the traditionalpatterns, inheriting the traditional space process-ing methods and culture. The renovation and renewalof the business centers, an important means to revi-talize ancient cities, should be included in the gen-eral goal and the course of protection and renewal,and be an integral part and core of the protection anddevelopment of ancient cities. All these would makethe ancient cities sustainable.