Building Globalization : Transnational Architecture Production in Urban China.

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Preface: Up in Flames; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Map of China; Chapter 1. Space, Capital, and Global Cities: An Introduction; Chapter 2. Transnational Architectural Production: Firms, Cities, Trends; Chapter 3. Architecture, Media, and Real Estate Speculation; Chapter 4. History, Cosmopolitanism, and Preservation; Chapter 5. Olympic Spectacles, Critical Architecture, and New State Spaces; Chapter 6. The Power of Symbol; Appendix: A Methodological Note on Network Analysis; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Ejemplares similares