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Building a revolution : Chinese architecture since 1980 /

Building a Revolution: Chinese Architecture Since 1980 presents a picture of Chinese architecture in transition, as the entire economy shifted from being planned and state-controlled to being market-led. The book also examines the ""national form"" and Chinese identity, the impac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Xue, Charlie Q. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; Part I
  • Cultural Transformation; 1. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ARCHITECTURE; 2. NATIONAL FORM"" AND CHINESE IDENTITY: BURDEN OR CHANCE?; 3. THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE; Part II
  • City and Dwelling; 4. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES: BEIJING, SHANGHAI, AND GUANGZHOU; 5. URBAN DESIGN AS A TOOL FOR BETTER LIVING; 6. FORM FOLLOWS POLICY: THE EVOLUTION OF CHINA'S HOUSING; Part III
  • Architects and Creations; 7. PORTRAITS OF CHINESE ARCHITECTS; 8. EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE: THE RISING OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
  • 9.behind the building revolution: private practice unleashed10.chinese architecture in the twenty-first century: an epilogue; appendix i; appendix ii; bibliography; illustration credits; index.