CHARGED INFRASTRUCTURES : ELABORATIONS ON THE HONG KONG / ZHUHAI/MACAO BRIDGE基礎設施的承擔：在香港、珠海、澳門建橋
The article argues that the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge (HKZMB) must be understood as “Charged Infrastructure,” that is, an urban device that not only connects geographical points but simultaneously reconfigures border functions, territorial ordering, regulatory regimes, and economic possibilities...
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| Published in: | Review of Culture |
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| Format: | Articles |
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Instituto Cultural de Macau
April 2009
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| Online Access: | https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40030/3612 |
| Summary: | The article argues that the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge (HKZMB) must be understood as “Charged Infrastructure,” that is, an urban device that not only connects geographical points but simultaneously reconfigures border functions, territorial ordering, regulatory regimes, and economic possibilities. Rather than belonging to the “generic” of globalization or to nation-state identities, the HKZMB is analyzed as a space of political ambiguity and geographical certainty, capable of producing a contiguous yet heterogeneous metropolis.
The methodology is predominantly theoretical-propositional, articulating scales (from the regional system to the building and the room) and discussing the analytical value of treating infrastructure and border as a single “fabric” capable of uniting and separating territories. The text mobilizes the notion of articulation between private development and sustainable public amenities, proposing that the management of competition and connection, as well as of sovereignty and public use, constitutes the basis of a new urbanism.
As a result, the article proposes the formation of a “Pearl River City” structured by the HKZMB and by a set of new development parcels on elevated platforms and artificial islands, advocating dense development along infrastructures as a way to maximize integration and communication in the connected region. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1106 |