TY  - BOOK
AU  - Xue,Charlie Q.L.
TI  - Building a revolution: Chinese architecture since 1980 
SN  - 9622097448 (hbk.)
U1  - 720.951 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Hong Kong
PB  - Hong Kong University Press
KW  - Architecture
KW  - China
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
N1  - 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
ER  -