Superblocks Practice in the Southern, Brasilia and Sha Tin, Hong Kong

This paper studies the construction of communities in the south of Brasilia under the theory of "modern city" by Le Corbusier after the second industrial revolution, and compares it with the communities in the New Town of Sha Tin, and discusses the process of the practice of livable communities in the 20th century. Through two cases with similar forms and similar construction time, that is, the southern area of Brasilia and Sha Tin New Town of Hong Kong, this paper compares the community construction mode. Through literature analysis, comparative analysis and empirical analysis, the number of public service facilities, residential building scale and other information are counted, and the conclusion is drawn. The modern city of Le Corbusier has many shortcomings, such as overemphasis on urban functional zoning, inadequate urban scale, inability to attract a large number of people to live in, and limited utilization of service facilities. But lower community density can reduce the spread of the virus. The original intention of community construction of public housing estates in Sha Tin New Town is to solve the problem of dense urban population and deteriorating living environment. Years of construction results have formed a perfect service supporting system to meet the living needs of a large number of people, and play a very important role in boosting the economic development of Hong Kong New Territories. But dense populations and vertical living patterns increase the risk of the virus spreading. The communities of the future will be more livable, more diverse and more resilient.