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To examine how artistic initiatives and architectural design revitalize rural communities by restoring social, ecological, and spiritual connections disrupted by modernization.

December 25, 2025Folk, knowledge, place.Open Access

Ecology, Homeland, and Local Practice: The Zhouqian Art Community as a Case Study for Revitalizing Rural Architecture and the Spirit of Place

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To examine how artistic initiatives and architectural design revitalize rural communities by restoring social, ecological, and spiritual connections disrupted by modernization.
Conducted ethnographic fieldwork and observed participatory local practices in the Zhouqian Art Community in Guangdong, China.
Applied post-anthropocentric architectural frameworks and Lingnan garden theory to assess interactions among local culture, physical structures, and environmental systems.
Art-led architectural interventions helped re-establish vital social networks and reconnect village infrastructure with the surrounding ecosystem.
Framing spatial design through the concept of the Lingnan garden successfully integrated urban and rural values while preserving distinct local identity.

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Ethnographic study reveals how art-led construction restores ecological and social ties in rural communities, highlighting architectural design as a catalyst for local cultural renewal.

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Just et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1099ef2badbc352a005af5 https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.153939

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Ethnographic study reveals how art-led construction restores ecological and social ties in rural communities, highlighting architectural design as a catalyst for local cultural renewal.

Ecology, Homeland, and Local Practice: The Zhouqian Art Community as a Case Study for Revitalizing Rural Architecture and the Spirit of Place

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Ecology, Homeland, and Local Practice: The Zhouqian Art Community as a Case Study for Revitalizing Rural Architecture and the Spirit of Place

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