Zhang, Yuwei2023-07-302023-07-302019https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/474Public spaces could be the embodiment of urban culture, as well as the collective memory of the neighborhood residents. In the context of China's urban development transitions, paying progressive attention to quality improvement, this paper selected representative “ the new estate for workers” in Yangpu District Shanghai, which providing to workers in the past planned economic system. From several aspects, such as “quantity, order, surface and shape” analyzing the site’s physical spatial feature, founding that it faced the drawback of “old, worn, isolated and lack” in the development. Meanwhile, from the perspective of place-making, exploring unique opportunities and resources related to the collective memory. Eventually, this paper proposed its spatial and environmental design update strategy in terms of “recall, live, experience and link”enthe new estate for workersupdate strategypublic spacesplace-makingArticle3481-3494