Building in China : Henry K. Murphy's "adaptive Architecture," 1914-1935 /

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Murphy's buildings were compromises - "new wine in old bottles" as he once called them - and the book uses those "bottles" as lenses through which to understand not only Murphy's quest to find a middle ground for his architecture in China, but also to gaze at a tumultuo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cody, Jeffrey W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Murphy, Henry Killam.
Murphy, Henry Killam, > (1877-1954)
Murphy, Henry Killam, > 1877-1954.
Murphy, Henry Killam, > 1877-1954 > Criticism and interpretation.
Murphy, Henry Killam > 1877-1954
Geschichte 1914-1935.
Architectes americains > Chine.
Architecture > Chine > 20e siecle.
Architects > United States > 20th century.
Architecture, Modern > 20th century > China.
Architecture, American > China.
Architecten.
Bouwkunst.
Architektur
Architecture, American.
Architecture.
21.62 history of architecture.
Architecture > China > History > 20th century.
China.
China
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Building Compromises
  • 1. The Transpacific Challenge: Henry Murphy Encounters China, 1914-1918
  • 2. Building a China-Based Practice: Murphy amid Competitors in Shanghai and Beijing, 1918-1919
  • 3. Building Campuses and Offices: Ginling, Yenching, Banks and Dollars, 1919-1921
  • 4. Building a Reputation: Partners, Persistence and Praise, 1921-1927
  • 5. Building Cities: Sun Ke, Chiang Kai-shek and the Redesigning of Guangzhou and Nanjing, 1923-1930
  • Conclusion: Murphy's Legacies.

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