The purpose is to analyse the status quo of modern urban spatial reconstruction around the urban status quo and design problems, to explore the root problems of the formation of the status quo, and to provide theoretical references for the search of suitable urban spatial reconstruction. While analysing the phenomenon of spatial problems, the urban society is analysed by combining Bourdieu's theory of compartmentalisation, and the influence of the three elements of class interest, capital and field on the reconstruction of urban space is explored from the sociological point of view. It is concluded that due to the economic development, class stratification has occurred, and different classes have different interests and habits, and there is a class divide. The continuous expansion of private space under the influence of the capital element has led to the diminishing of public space, and the cultural exchange and interaction among different classes has been hindered. As a result, there is a tendency of ‘hidden social stratification’ in the new round of urban space and social space construction.

Yaning Wang, Jinya Lv, Jianlong Wu, Hailu Wan. A Study on the Tendencies of Urban Spatial Reconstruction in the Context of Segregation. Academic Journal of Architecture and Geotechnical Engineering (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 1: 93-100. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJAGE.2025.070112.

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