Beijing : the new city / Claudio Greco, Carlo Santoro.

Main entry:

Greco, Claudio, 1955-

Title & Author:

Beijing : the new city / Claudio Greco, Carlo Santoro.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Milano : Skira ; New York : Distributed in North America by Rizzoli International Publications, 2008.

Description:

272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 21 cm

Notes:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Beijing, the contemporary metropolis -- History of the city until the 1990s -- 1992-2007: the definitive turning point. Foundations for change -- The new urban layout -- New architecture -- Emerging characters -- Topographical maps.

Summary:

Since winning the bid to host the Olympic Games in 2008, Beijing became intent on revitalizing its image as the capital of a nation capable of taking a leading role in the world. This text presents an illustrated, in-depth investigation of the Chinese capital with a special focus on the changes in its urban layout between 1990 and 2005.

Resources:
Table of contents
Kostenfrei

ISBN:

9788861303027 (pbk.)
8861303021 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture China Beijing.
Architecture Chine Pékin.
Architecture
Buildings
Architektur
Arkitektur Kina Beijing 1990-talet sekelskiftet 2000.
Stadsplanering Kina Beijing 1990-talet sekelskiftet 2000.
Stadsförnyelse Kina Beijing 1990-talet sekelskiftet 2000.
Beijing (China) Buildings, structures, etc.
China Beijing
Peking
Beijing byggnader.

Added entries:

Santoro, Carlo, 1976-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 257707
Call No.: BIB 188232
Status: Available

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