Building Globalization : Transnational Architecture Production in Urban China.

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From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. Combining ethnographic fieldwork, historical research, and network analysis, Building Globalization closely scrutiniz...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ren, Xuefei
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Temas:
Architecture and globalization > China.
Urban renewal > China.
City planning > China.
Architecture et mondialisation > Chine.
Rénovation urbaine > Chine.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
Architecture and globalization.
City planning.
Urban renewal.
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts.
Architecture.
China.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. Combining ethnographic fieldwork, historical research, and network analysis, Building Globalization closely scrutinizes the growing phenomenon of transnational architecture and its profound effect on the development of urban space. Roaming from construction sites in Shanghai to architects' offices in Paris, Xuefei Ren interviews hundreds of architects, developers, politicians, residents, and activists to explore th.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (238 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226709826
0226709825
128309763X
9781283097635
9786613097637
6613097632

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