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Lawrence Chua, Ronald G Knapp, Ronald G. Knapp, Xing Ruan

Bangkok Utopia - Modern Architecture and Buddhist Felicities, 1910-1973

English · Hardback

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About the author

Lawrence Chua is associate professor in the School of Architecture, Syracuse University.

Summary

Outlines an alternative genealogy of both utopia and modernism in a part of the world that has often been overlooked by researchers of both. The book examines representations of utopia that developed in Bangkok - as expressed in built forms as well as architectural drawings, building manuals, novels, poetry, and ecclesiastical murals.

Product details

Authors	Lawrence Chua
Assisted by	Ronald G Knapp (Editor), Ronald G. Knapp (Editor), Xing Ruan (Editor)
Publisher	University of hawaii press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	28.02.2021

EAN	9780824884604
ISBN	978-0-8248-8460-4
No. of pages	296
Dimensions	175 mm x 257 mm x 23 mm
Weight	953 g
Series	Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture Spatial Habitus: Making and Me
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture

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