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Building a revolution : Chinese architecture since 1980 / Charlie Q. L. Xue.

By: Xue, Charlie Q. L.
Publisher: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2006Description: xvii, 204 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9622097448 (hbk.); 9789622097445 (hbk.).Subject(s): Architecture -- China -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 720.951
Contents:
Acknowledgments - Preface - Map of China and Highlighted areas - Part I: Cultural transformation: Chapter 1. Evaluation criteria for contemporary Chinese Architecture - 2. "National form" and Chinese Identity: burden or chance? - 3. The impact of International Architecture -- Part II: City and Dwelling: 4. Survival strategies: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou - 5. Urban design as a Tool for Better Living - 6. Form follows policy: the evolution of China's housing -- Part III: Architects and creations : 7. Portraits of Chinese Architects - 8. Experimental architecture: the rising of the younger generation - 9. Behind the building revolution: private practice unleashed - 10. Chinese architecture in the twenty-first century: an epilogue -- Appendix I: Chronicle of Chinese architecture since 1980 - Appendix II: Architectural education and publication - Bibliography - Illustration credits - Index.
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Floor 4, Shelf 30 , Side 2, TierNo 4, BayNo 5

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments - Preface - Map of China and Highlighted areas - Part I: Cultural transformation: Chapter 1. Evaluation criteria for contemporary Chinese Architecture - 2. "National form" and Chinese Identity: burden or chance? - 3. The impact of International Architecture -- Part II: City and Dwelling: 4. Survival strategies: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou - 5. Urban design as a Tool for Better Living - 6. Form follows policy: the evolution of China's housing -- Part III: Architects and creations : 7. Portraits of Chinese Architects - 8. Experimental architecture: the rising of the younger generation - 9. Behind the building revolution: private practice unleashed - 10. Chinese architecture in the twenty-first century: an epilogue -- Appendix I: Chronicle of Chinese architecture since 1980 - Appendix II: Architectural education and publication - Bibliography - Illustration credits - Index.