61STUDYONURBANDESIGNUNDERTHECHOICEOFLOCATIONSPACEWUQiangByreferringtothetheoryofeconomiclocation,thispaperpresentsthaturbandesignshouldbeaspatio-temporalexpressionofcultureandartsunderthechoiceoflocationspacebasedonthestudyontheurbanproblems.Theauthorarguesthatstart-ingwithexaminationonmainbodyoflocationde-signersmustgraspthecorrelationandhierarchyofthecombinationofmainbodyoflocationandloca-tionspacedesigninordertodeterminethefunction,property,culturalqualityofmainbodyoflocationandtheintegrationofspatialform.Itsuggeststhat“examinationonlocationspace”withbothideologi-calandmethodologicalmeaningscanbeextendtobroaderdesignfieldandcanalsoserveasanobjectivestandardindesignevaluation.location;mainbodyoflocation;theoryoflocation;urbandesign;examinationandchoiceoflocationspaceVOL.29NO.4APR.200562PlanningStudies63VOL.29NO.4APR.200564PlanningStudies