Shanghai : architecture and urbanism for modern China / edited by Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan.

Title & Author:

Shanghai : architecture and urbanism for modern China / edited by Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan.

Publication:

Description:

184 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
The formation of intercity geographies of centrality / Saskia Sassen -- Shanghai's urban development : a remake. / Marie-Claire Berg, Øere -- Privation to prominence : Shanghai's recent rapid resurgence / Peter G. Rowe -- Image of the metropolis : three historical views of Shanghai / Seng Kuan -- Shanghai's politicized skyline / Elizabeth J. Perry -- Making history (pay) in Shanghai : architectural dialogues about space, place, and face / Jeffrey W. Cody -- Shanghai : squares and public spaces / Pierre Claement -- Shanghai's waterfront : presenting a new face to the world / Richard Marshall -- Residential development in Shanghai in relation to its economic conditions and population / Yue Wu.

Summary:

"The rise of Shanghai over the past decade is a story of superlatives. The city's skyline has been totally transformed. It now boasts some of world's tallest buildings and longest bridges. This volume presents portfolios of more than thirty design projects recently completed or currently underway, along with expert essays offering pointed analyses from urban design to conservation, confirming Shanghai's preeminent position in the global network."--Jacket.

ISBN:

3791331159 (hbk.)
9783791331157 (hbk.)

Subject:

Architecture China Shanghai History.
Cities and towns China Shanghai Growth.
City planning China Shanghai.
Buildings China Shanghai.
Architecture Chine Shanghai 20e siècle.
Villes Chine Shanghai Croissance.
Urbanisme Chine Shanghai.
Constructions Chine Shanghai.
Architecture Chine Shanghai Histoire.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Cities and towns Growth.
City planning.
Architecture China Shanghai 20th century.
Shanghai (China)
Shanghai (Chine)
China Shanghai.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Rowe, Peter G.
Kuan, Seng.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233154
Call No.: NA1547.S4 S4 2004
Status: Available

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