Post-Expo development in urban best practices area of Shanghai Expo 20101

This text is a partial view of a research and educational training carried out by the University of Pavia through the experience of the International Desing Seminar “Urban Culture and Landscape Renewal” held by the Institute of Advanced Studies in collaboration with the Tongji University – College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
This article to describe the general architectural research values identified by the student groups to approach the UBPA project rather than to provide an analytical description of the five projects.
These values, or design virtues, can be considered suggestions to represent the problems that arise when designing for today’s Shanghai and as suggestions that I believe can be the foundation for new architectural research paths.