THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE One Belt One Road, a booster for a new revolution in urban housing

With the Chinese government's advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative, China and the partner countries of the Belt and Road routes have made great strides in achieving their economic and social aspirations. The Belt and Road Initiative has undoubtedly played an influential role as a booster in urbanization in China, simultaneously accelerating the development of cities and residences in various countries and regions and improving people's quality of life. On the other hand, however, most countries along the Belt and Road routes still face urban housing crises and severe housing shortages caused by rapid urbanization. Although, under the Belt and Road Initiative, many Chinese mainland enterprises have stepped up their efforts in Going out policy to invest in affordable housing projects in countries of the Belt and Road Initiative. They were helping partner countries to build their urban and more housing to meet the severe housing shortage. However, at present, those affordable housing still cannot meet the demand. Indeed, the increasing concentration of urban populations has become a global phenomenon, and we are experiencing severe housing shortages in developed and developing countries. As a result, city development and solving the urban housing problem are the focuses of global attention. Furthermore, sustainable urban development is becoming increasingly important with the complex inter-related environmental, social, economic, political, spatial, institutional, and physical challenges facing urban areas. Of particular concern is how will the Belt and Road Initiative push forward green and sustainable development in urban and urban housing in the future. To this end, this paper explores the links between affordable housing and the BRI and the strategies and prototypes for sustainable and affordable housing in partner countries of BRI. It analyzed current urban housing issues and best practices using a case-study approach. In addition, an in-depth analysis of the approaches in prefabricated housing and cost-effective models for the future will be analyzed simultaneously. In the end, re-imaging the possibility of affordable housing in countries of the Belt and Road in sustainable spatial morphology.