Architectural encounters with essence and form in modern China

The book considers such subjects as cultural developments in China in response to the forced opening to the West in the mid-nineteenth century, the return of overseas-educated Chinese architects, foreign influences on Chinese architecture, the controversy over the use of "big roofs" and ot...

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Main Authors: Rowe, Peter G (Author), Kuan, Seng (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London MIT Press 2002
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Summary:The book considers such subjects as cultural developments in China in response to the forced opening to the West in the mid-nineteenth century, the return of overseas-educated Chinese architects, foreign influences on Chinese architecture, the controversy over the use of "big roofs" and other sinicizing aspects of Chinese architecture in the 1950s, the hard economic conditions of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
Physical Description:287 pages illustrations 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:026218219X
9780262182195