Architectural encounters with essence and form in modern China /

"Built around snatches of discussion overheard in a Beijing design studio, this book explores attitudes toward architecture in China since the opening of the Treaty Ports in the 1840s. Central to the discussion are the concepts of ti and yong, or "essence" and "form," Chines...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rowe, Peter G.
Otros Autores: Kuan, Seng
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
Temas:
1900-1999
Architecture > China > History > 20th century.
Architecture > Europe > Influence.
Architecture > Chine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE > Regional.
ARCHITECTURE > Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
Architecture
Architecture > Influence
China
Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Traditionalism versus modernism in China
  • Foreign influences and the first generation of Chinese architects
  • Four architectural attitudes toward modernization
  • The "big roof" controversy
  • Struggles with modernism
  • The "culture fever"
  • A commodification and internationalization of architecture
  • Modernization in China.

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