Under London's diversified international cultural background, he explores current local traditional environments and issues of globalization. In doing so, he proposes a design pattern corresponding to new developments and preserving tradition. While maintaining local heritage and traditions, he contributes to street market culture, encouraging local farmers and agricultural products to produce and market themselves.
The New Mall
Object and Daily Life
July 09, 2019
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Ethan Liu, through his focus on the traditional street market culture in Croydon, London, UK, and against the backdrop of London's diverse international cultural context, examines the current local traditional environment and global issues. In doing so, he proposes a design model for new development and preservation of tradition. While conserving local heritage and traditions, he contributes to the street market culture, encouraging local farmers and their produce to be self-sustaining.
This will serve as a place for trade and leisure for the local community and residents, and the market will be a semi-public space. It aims to encourage residents to purchase local products and goods, thus creating a new industrial structure. It's a strategy designed to reduce urban dependence on food demand, further encouraging the establishment of local small businesses. This is in response to Brexit at the end of 2020, aimed at reducing reliance on European agricultural products.
In the modern society where supermarkets dominate, traditional markets are not as prosperous as they used to be. However, they still hold a certain position due to the different shopping habits of customers (mainly influenced by age). These traditional markets are often called "traditional fairs" in Europe and America. The New Mall is not only a discussion about tradition and community. It also explores the new role of an architect as a "developer" and a "protector" amidst the constantly changing positions in contemporary society and the relationship with various stakeholders.
Ethan Liu 通過關注在英國倫敦 Croydon的傳統街頭市場文化，且介於倫敦的多樣化的國際文化背景下，來探討現今當地傳統環境和全球化的議題，藉以提出一套對應新開發與保護傳統的設計模式，在保留當地遺產和傳統的同時，對街頭市場文化作出貢獻，鼓勵當地農民與農產品，自產自銷。
這將成為提供當地社區與居民提供一個貿易和休閒的場所，且這個市場將是一個半公共空間，以鼓勵當地居民購買本地產品和商品，並創造新的產業結構。這是一個戰略旨在減少對食物的需求以外的城市，進一步鼓勵建立當地小型企業，以面對2020年底的英國脫歐，減少對歐洲農產品的依賴。
由於現代社會超級市場的出現，傳統市場不較過去興盛，但因顧客的購物習慣（主要受年齡影響）不同，傳統市場仍然佔有一定的地位。此傳統市場在歐美地區，為「傳統市集」。 The New Mall，設計不僅只討論傳統與社區， 它也探討了身為建築師的新角色，「開發者」與「保護者」，在現今社會當中不斷變化的角色和與不同利益相關者的關係。
Ethan Liu
Ethan Liu graduated from the architecture department of Central Saint Martins in London in 2016 and currently works as an architect in London. His professional field and work primarily cover the research and application of materials, and he strives to integrate new and innovative materials into each design.
His research and design projects do not stop using new materials but instead apply these materials in non-traditional ways to architectural design. This includes using these materials to reshape the concept of nature conservation. He firmly believes that architecture is not only a human living space but can also be part of the ecosystem. This concept integrates human and non-human forms of interference into the architecture, serving as a principle for ecological preservation.
This philosophy is reflected in all his design works. He is dedicated to creating spaces that are not only comfortable and aesthetic but that can help us coexist better with the natural environment. He hopes his designs will remind people that we are all part of the ecosystem and must respect and maintain it.
Ethan Liu 在2016年從倫敦中央聖馬丁的建築系畢業，現在在倫敦擔任建築師。專業領域與工作主要涵蓋了材料的研究與應用，並且力求在每一個設計中，將新的、創新的材料整合進去。
他的研究和設計項目並非僅止於新材料的使用，而是將這些材料以非傳統的方式應用到建築設計中。這包括利用這些材料來重新塑造對自然保護的理念。他堅信，建築不只是人類的居住空間，也可以是生態的一部分。這種觀念將人類和非人類的干擾形式融合進建築中，並作為生態保存的一種生產原則。
這種理念反映在他的所有的設計作品中。他致力於創建那些不只是舒適和美觀的空間，而是那些可以幫助我們更好地與自然環境共處的空間。他希望設計能提醒人們，我們都是生態系統的一部分，並需要尊重和維護它。
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