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To evaluate the urban cultural sustainability and placelessness of the Chengdu New Century Global Center using a critical regionalist analytical framework.

August 14, 2026BuildingsOpen Access

From Placelessness to Critical Regionalism: Evaluating the Urban Cultural Sustainability of the Chengdu New Century Global Center

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HTHuining TianDalian University of Technology JCJun CaiNorth China University of Technology YWYishuang WuDalian University of Technology

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Mixed-methods architectural evaluation reveals high functional but low cultural perception in a commercial megastructure, indicating consumption efficiency overrides local identity.

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To evaluate the urban cultural sustainability and placelessness of the Chengdu New Century Global Center using a critical regionalist analytical framework.
Applied a two-level evaluation framework assessing objective architectural characteristics and subjective user perceptions.
Evaluated architectural attributes across spatial image, functional organization, environmental setting, and cultural expression.
Collected user perception data through questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews, followed by descriptive statistics and comparative analysis across spatial, functional, environmental, and cultural dimensions.
Spatial and functional perceptions scored high due to the building's megascale form, contemporary appearance, and multifunctional layout.
Environmental perception was generally positive, though users reported deficiencies in navigation, resting facilities, and detailed spatial experience.
Cultural perception was substantially lower than other dimensions, as exoticized marine themes and entertainment imagery prioritized consumer efficiency over local urban memory and everyday life.

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Tian et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec79cb70b84ec8b91423a https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16163201

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Mixed-methods architectural evaluation reveals high functional but low cultural perception in a commercial megastructure, indicating consumption efficiency overrides local identity.

From Placelessness to Critical Regionalism: Evaluating the Urban Cultural Sustainability of the Chengdu New Century Global Center

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