MSDA // Photographs / M10

Overview

The following 7 galleries represent Mona Serageldin’s analog slide collection on upgrading older neighborhoods and urban infrastructure, as arranged in box M10, “China, France, St. Denis,” consisting of color photographs and charts for presentation slides.

This selection of photographs show urban landscapes, new and old housing, and commercial areas in cities in eastern China and southern France. Graphics on either region show planning maps for upgrading projects and charts and graphs showing financial and social changes.

Galleries 1-5 cover eastern China, while Galleries 6-7 cover Montpellier, France.

Related Materials

For more context and access to project reports from I2UD’s executive training program case studies in France, see relevant projects in the I2UD Digital Library:

• ITP 1994: “Revitalization in Older Urban Spaces,” Upham’s Corner, Dorchester, Boston, South Boston, and New Haven (US); Montpellier (France); and Cork (Ireland) with Case Studies, International Education Programs (Project ID: 1994_07_001)

Related image collections:

• MSDA Photograph Collection M26, Gallery 2: France Small Towns (2004)
• MSDA Photograph Collection M27: France (1987-2003)
• MSDA Photograph Collection M41: China (1981)

Galleries

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GALLERY M10-1: China (1999-2004)

67 images

Photographs and graphics for China from 1999 through 2004. The gallery includes views of housing developments and urban streetscapes in Beijing, China, as well as charts and graphs for presentation slides. These graphics cover income disparities in China from 1991-1999 and the Asian Financial Crisis from 1997-2000.

Gallery M10-1. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized December 2021.

GALLERY M10-2: Weihai, China (Circa 1999)

82 images

Photographs of the city of Weihai in the Shandong province of China from around 1999. The gallery documents the urban center and housing, including architecture, economic activities, and coastal landscapes. Views include portraits, housing overviews and details, streetscapes, and aerial views. Mona Serageldin is pictured.

Gallery M10-2. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized December 2021.

GALLERY M10-3: Shanghai, China (1999-2004)

100 images

Photographs of Shanghai, China from 1999 through 2004. The gallery shows images of Pudong, a district of Shanghai, including city models of residential blocks and high-rise buildings. The gallery also covers Puxi, the historic center of Shanghai, and documents the Bund district, Nanjing Road and pedestrians, an old French quarter, and older residential and commercial neighborhoods slated for demolition. Views include streetscapes, details and overviews of buildings, and some graphics.

Gallery M10-3. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized December 2021.

GALLERY M10-4: Suzhou, China (1999)

43 images

Photographs of the city of Suzhou, China, located west of Shanghai, from 1999. The gallery documents some of the Suzhou-Shanghai Corridor and general views of Suzhou. Images show the urban landscape around the river, new apartment buildings, an industrial zone, interiors of a silk factory, and old village and suburban development zones.

Gallery M10-4. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized December 2021.

GALLERY M10-5: Zhouzhuang, China (1988-2001)

11 images

Photographs of the city of Zhouzhuang in the Jiangsu province of China from around 1999. Images show houses along canal and the road to Zhouzhuang.

Gallery M10-5. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized December 2021.

GALLERY M10-6: Montpellier, France (1998-2004)

92 images

This gallery covers the city of Montpellier in the Occitania region of southern France from 1998 through 2004. The photographs and graphics document the Church of St. Anne, the Montepellier Technopole economic area, and the neighborhoods of Ursulines and La Paillade. Images include streetscapes, architectural details and overviews, presentation graphics, and planning maps. One section of photographs is credited to Alaiñ Gensac.

Gallery M10-6. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized December 2021.

GALLERY M10-7: Antigone, Montpellier, France (1999-2004)

157 images

Photographs of the Antigone neighborhood in eastern portion of Montpellier, France from 1999 through 2004. The gallery documents the area’s urban fabric, including housing, streetscapes, commercial activities, and city buildings. Images show street views and architectural overviews.

Gallery M10-7. MSDA: Mona Serageldin Digital Archive. Institute for International Urban Development. I2UD Digital Library. Digitized December 2021.

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