Shenzhen Experiment - The Story of Chinas Instant City

A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab ¿instant city,¿ but a place influenced by deep local history.

About the author

Juan Du, an award-winning architect and urban planner with extensive experience in China, Europe, and the United States, has been featured in international publications as one of Asia’s top designers. She is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong and was formerly on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She leads IDU_Architecture, a research and design office based in Hong Kong. Du is also the founding academic director of the Shenzhen Center for Design and is actively involved in the ongoing development and planning of the city.

Summary

A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab “instant city,” but a place influenced by deep local history.

Product details

• Authors: Juan Du, Du Juan
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780674975286
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97528-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Asia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Public Administration, Asian History, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Public administration / Public policy