關于中國近代租界的都市與建築，因缺乏資料，除了上海，鮮見細緻的專題探討，從而影響通史的展開。本研究主要通過分析當時外方的出版物，檔案資料和實地調查，就漢口租界的開發方式、都市空間構造、建築樣式變遷、設計團隊進行了探討。英租界利用優越的立地條件，由政府投資主導開發。但其他租界的整備都是借用本國民營企業的力量。租界初期是住商一體的貿易據點，直到1910年代都市空間用途分化。建築從外廊式殖民地樣式(1861年-1895年)，經多樣化(1896年-1910年代中期)，向摩天樓(1910年代中期-1930年代)發展，設計團隊也從土木技術者進化為來自沿海城市，受過正規建築教育的建築師。研究顯示，漢口租界無論開發方式、都市空間構造、建築樣式、建築師團隊都深受上海影響，且與天津，青島等沿海地區關係密切。 Regarding urbanization and architecture in international settlements of early modern Chinese history, the unfolding of general history is impeded by a lack of information and detailed study except the case of Shanghai. By analyzing contemporary foreign publications, documentary data and in-spot investigation, the study looks into the development pattern, urban spatial construction, architectural style transformation and design teams of Hankou's foreign concessions. The British concession took advantage of its excellent location, with the development initiated by government, but the other concessions were developed mainly by private sector. Until 1910's zoning practice, the concession area had started as trading nodes with a combined function of living and business. The architectural fashion was transformed from “veranda colonial” (1861-1895) to various styles (1896-1910s), and ended with skyscraper (1910s-1930s). The design teams also had changed from civil engineers to well-educated architectural professionals coming from coastal cities. The study also finds out that Hankou's foreign concessions had been strongly influenced by Shanghai in terms of the development pattern, urban spatial construction, architectural style transformation and design teams. Besides, Hankou's foreign concessions had intimate connection with other coastal cities such as Tianjin and qngdao.
