Under the dual background of accelerated urbanization and frequent urban public events, the demand for urban temporary buildings is growing increasingly. However, their traditional construction mode faces numerous problems such as resource waste, environmental pollution, and low recycling rate. With core advantages of standardization, integration, and detachability, modular design provides an effective path for the green development of urban temporary buildings. Based on the circular economy theory and modular design principles, this paper systematically analyzes the construction of a modular design methodology for urban temporary buildings, explores the implementation mechanism and guarantee strategies of their recycling, and verifies the practical application and effectiveness of modular design in the recycling of temporary buildings through practical cases. Studies have shown that scientific modular design can realize efficient production, rapid assembly, flexible disassembly, and reuse of temporary building components, significantly reduce building energy consumption and environmental load, and provide strong support for urban sustainable development.

Dexuan Chen. Research on Modular Design and Recycling of Urban Temporary Buildings. Academic Journal of Architecture and Geotechnical Engineering (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 1: 48-55. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJAGE.2026.080106.

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