Supergrid and Superblock - Lessons in Urban Structure From China and Japan

In this superbly illustrated book Xiaofei Chen presents the first analysis in English of a ubiquitous East Asian urban phenomenon: the supergrid and superblock urban structure.

List of contents

An Introductory Essay by Barrie Shelton 1. An Eastern Supergrid and Superblock Urban Model 2. Supergrid and Superblock History 3. Culture 4. Theory 5. Practice in China: The Kingdom of Walls and Gates 6. Practice in Japan: The Hidden Floor 7. Supergrid and Superblock: A System for Global Consideration Appendix I: Chronological Outline of Chinese and Japanese History Appendix II: Notes on Data and Method

About the author

Xiaofei Chen is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of Qingdao University of Technology. After completing Bachelors (Built Environments) and Masters (Urban Design) degrees at the University of Melbourne, and her PhD from the University of Sydney, she returned to China and to her home city of Qingdao.
Barrie Shelton, author of Learning from the Japanese City and co-author of The Making of Hong Kong (both published in the Planning, History, and Environment series), held senior positions at the Universities of Tasmania, Sydney, and Melbourne. He now lives with his wife Emiko in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Summary

In this superbly illustrated book Xiaofei Chen presents the first analysis in English of a ubiquitous East Asian urban phenomenon: the supergrid and superblock urban structure.

Product details

• Authors: Xiaofei Chen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367478889
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47888-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Planning, History and Environment Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, China, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, City and town planning: architectural aspects