Hong Kong architecture 1945-2015 : from Colonial to Global /

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This book focuses on the transformation from colonial to global - the formation, mechanism, events, works and people related to urban architecture. The book reveals hardships the city encountered in the 1950s and the glamour enjoyed in the 1980s. It depicts the public and private developments, and e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Xue, Charlie Q. L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Springer, 2016.
Temas:
Architecture > China > Hong Kong > History.
Architecture > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Architecture
China > Hong Kong
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I Government-led modernity
  • Chapter 1: Reconstruction and resettlement after the War
  • Chapter 2: Modernism coming to town
  • government low-cost housing and public buildings
  • Chapter 3: Design forces and their strategies
  • Chapter 4: Government control, building regulations and their implications
  • Part II Private forces command
  • Chapter 5: Serving the middle class
  • private housing and shopping mall
  • Chapter 6: Rail village and mega-structure.
  • Chapter 7: Commercial to Global
  • Chapter 8: "Being Chinese in architecture"
  • growth of local architects
  • Part III Backward and forward vision
  • Chapter 9: Finding the roots and preserving our well-being
  • Chapter 10: Pursuing excellence
  • towards a civic architecture.

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