Chang''an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture

Informationen zum Autor Shuishan Yu is associate professor of art history at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Klappentext Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Washington). Zusammenfassung Political winds shift! architectural styles change! and technological innovations influence waves of demolition and reconstruction in this analysis of Chang'an Avenue's metamorphosis Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction 1. The History of Chang'an Avenue in an Urban Context 2. National versus Modern: The 1950s 3. Collective Creation: The 1964 Chang'an Avenue Planning 4.: Modernization in a Postmodern World: The 1970s and 1980s 5.: Collage without Planning: Toward the New Millennium 6. Chang'an Avenue and the Axes of Beijing Conclusion: Chang'an Avenue in a Global Context Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Shuishan Yu, Shushan Yu, YU SHUSHAN
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2013
• EAN: 9780295992136
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99213-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: China Program Book; Art Histor; China Program Books; China Program Books; China Program Book; Art Histor; Chang'an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories