Chang'an Avenue and the modernization of Chinese architecture /

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In this interdisciplinary narrative, the never-ending "completion" of China's most important street offers a broad view of the relationship between art and ideology in modern China. Chang'an Avenue, named after China's ancient capital (whose name means "Eternal Peace&qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yu, Shuishan, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013]
Edition:1st [ed.].
Series:China program book/Art history publishing initiative.
Subjects:
Symbolism in architecture > China > Beijing.
City planning > China > Beijing.
Architecture and state > China > Beijing.
Symbolisme en architecture > Chine > Pékin.
Architecture > Politique gouvernementale > Chine > Pékin.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
ART > Asian.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
ARCHITECTURE > Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Regional.
Buildings
Architecture and state
City planning
Symbolism in architecture
Chang'an Jie (Beijing, China)
Beijing (China) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Chang'an Jie (Pékin, Chine)
China > Beijing
China > Beijing > Chang'an Jie
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The History of Chang'an Avenue in an Urban Context
  • National versus Modern : The 1950s
  • Collective Creation : The 1964 Chang'an Avenue Planning
  • Modernization in a Postmodern World : The 1970s and 1980s
  • Collage without Planning : Toward the New Millennium
  • Chang'an Avenue and the Axes of Beijing
  • Conclusion : Chang'an Avenue in a Global Context.

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