Lu, Xin (Architect)

China, China-- : western architects and city planners in China / Xin Lu ; [editing and translations: Lisa Gardiner, Hester Robinson].

Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, ©2008.

109 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

"Over the past two decades China has grown to become the largest construction market in the world, attracting many architects and urban planners from the West. As a result of this migration, it often happens that cultural and linguistic barriers between onsite experts from Western backgrounds and those from local environs create misunderstandings and stall the pace of execution. The Chinese architect Xin Lu has dealt with such issues firsthand and is especially well positioned to address them: he studied in China and Germany, and is currently working on a Chinese construction project for a German architectural office. Xin Lu has created this handbook from interviews and conversations he has conducted with architects, urban planners and academics from Europe and China, as well as with Chinese clients. Written to address issues of cultural disparity in the most practical terms, this volume elucidates differences between East and West in communications protocol and conceptual and working methods employed in the process of creating designs or in business. This volume is full of valuable advice, and will assist the process of intercultural cooperation."--PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

9783775721479
3775721479

Architectural firms China.
City planners China.
Business etiquette China.
Corporate culture China.
National characteristics, Chinese.
Agences d'architecture Chine.
Urbanistes Chine.
Savoir-vivre Affaires Chine.
Culture organisationnelle Chine.
Chinois.
Architectural firms
Business etiquette
City planners
Corporate culture
Architekt
Architektur
China
Europa

Gardiner, Lisa.
Robinson, Hester.

Location: Library main 258258
Call No.: BIB 188942
Status: Available