RETHINKING
LIFE SCIENCES

THE NEW EVALUATION FOR BETTER FUTURE CITY

The twenty-first century heralded the biomedical and life sciences era. Beyond the notion of health and illness, as in the past, the tremendous growth of biomedical research and developments nowadays also marked to quest regarding the extended issues, such as politics, morals, ethics, personal rights and biovalue. Furthermore, as the biomedical industry system gradually gathers more stakeholders and partnerships, it will gather talented workers in a particular field from all around the world. These levels of professional transference will have a direct impact on the changing of the density, diversity and the way in which we live and work in a broader urban aspect.

In addition to the question of architecture and urban strategies, there arises the issue of local community engagement and the social consequences which nowadays seem to be brought to the fore. Therefore, the investigation of this thesis was focused on the possible principles for the transformation of the life science ground according to the new discourses in the healthcare industry begin to embrace the importance of the urban realm and the wellness of society. Also in the final chapter aims to expand the understanding of the principles and to push forward to the current situation of our central city. The example of Whitechapel was given, the place in which the leading life science development and richness of the local community coexist. Which one might see a bright opportunity for the life science collective ground to both progress for the benefit of the larger context of the neighbourhood and to invite new stakeholders into the integrated field. Then,  the new synergy across different industries and at the same time across work life and private life was promoted. Beyond its ambition of being a world-class research centre, at this point could step forward and take a new responsibility by being a creative binder for society as new integrated infrastructure. This is the participatory ground where a new discourse of wellness could generate in numerous ways.