“Mix and Match” in Urban Design

Abstract

As the buzzword nowadays, “Mix and match”’s power should not be overlooked. It spread to all areas of life, and has its own ways of expression and characteristics. The rises of “mix and match” boom in the field of urban design and in the most directly affect the lives of the city level, so it comes with its own feature.

This article studies mix and match city in terms of why did it arise, operating means, urban design and its feasibility. With the current practice of building unprecedented, the mix and match city concept has penetrated into every aspect of from design to practice. And more participation in the broader sense, designers need to learn more about the research on the city of mix and match’s content, which makes urban design innovative, practical and create a pleasant urban space, and make urban design truly implemented to improve the people’s living environment.