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Architecture of Modern China: A Historical Critique
by Jianfei ZhuA collection of essays on architecture of modern China, arranged chronologically covering a period from 1729 to 2008, focusing mainly on the twentieth century. The distinctive feature of this book is a blending of ‘critical’ and ‘historical’ research, taking a long-range perspective transcending the... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Chinese Spatial Strategies: Imperial Beijing, 1420-1911
by Jianfei ZhuChinese Spatial Strategies presents a study of social spaces of the capital of Ming Qing China (1420-1911). Focusing on early Ming and early and middle Qing, it explores architectural, urban and geographical space of Beijing, in relation to issues of history, geopolitics, urban social structure, imp... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Routledge Handbook of Chinese Architecture: Social Production of Buildings and Spaces in History
This handbook, representing the collaboration of 40 scholars, provides a multi-faceted exploration of roughly 6,000 years of Chinese architecture, from ancient times to the present. This volume combines a broad-spectrum approach with a thematic framework for investigating Chinese architecture, inte... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2023