Howeler, Eric EHChen, Xinyang2023-01-0620232023-01-052023-05Chen, Xinyang. 2023. THE MIDDLE GROUND: Photography and Architectural Preservation in the Era of Social Media. Master's thesis, Harvard Graduate School of Design.30244525https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37373966Both photography and preservation represent a state of the non-present image and try to freeze time and places in their original stage or appearance. The thesis aims to explore the relationship between photography and architecture preservation. A typical block of Shanghai's historic typology- Lilong, is selected as an experiment.application/pdfenArchitectural preservationBackdropCity RenovationPerceptionPhotographyArchitectureArt historyThesis or Dissertation2023-01-06