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
Main Author: Yu, Shuishan, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2013]
Edition:1st [ed.].
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Symbolism in architecture
City planning
Architecture and state
Buildings.
ARCHITECTURE > Regional.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Criticism.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
ART > Asian.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
Architecture > Politique gouvernementale > Chine > Pekin.
Symbolisme en architecture > Chine > Pekin.
Architecture and state > China > Beijing.
City planning > China > Beijing.
Symbolism in architecture > China > Beijing.
China > Beijing > Chang'an Jie
China > Beijing
Beijing (China) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Chang'an Jie (Beijing, China)
Electronic books.
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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