Luke Him Sau, architect : China's missing modern / Edward Denison & Guang Yu Ren.

Main entry:

Denison, Edward, author.

Title & Author:

Luke Him Sau, architect : China's missing modern / Edward Denison & Guang Yu Ren.

Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, [2014]
©2014

Description:

288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Complicated Birth -- ch. 2 London Calling -- ch. 3 Bank Building -- ch. 4 Architectural Retreat -- ch. 5 Hong Kong -- ch. 6 Luke's Legacy.

Summary:

"Luke Him Sau/Lu Qianshou (1904-1991) is best known internationally and in China as the architect of the iconic Bank of China Headquarters in Shanghai. One of the first Chinese students to be trained at the Architectural Association in London in the late 1920s, Luke's long, prolific and highly successful career in China and Hong Kong offers unique insights into an extraordinary period of Chinese political turbulence that scuppered the professional prospects and historical recognition of so many of his colleagues. Global interest in China has risen exponentially in recent times, creating an appetite for the country's history and culture. This book satiates this by providing a highly engaging and visual account of China's 20th-century architecture through the lens of one of the country's most distinguished yet overlooked designers. It features over 250 new colour photographs by Edward Denison of Luke's buildings and original archive material"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781118449028 (hardback)
1118449029 (hardback)
(ebook)
9781118448977
9781118448984
9781118448991
9781118449004

Subject:

Lu, Qianshou, 1904-1991 Criticism and interpretation.
Lu, Qianshou, 1904-1991
Architects China Biography.
Architecture China History 20th century.
Architectes Chine Biographies.
Architecture Chine Histoire 20e siècle.
Architects
Architecture
China

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Added entries:

Ren, Guang Yu, author.
Lu, Qianshou, 1904-1991, architect.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287954
Call No.: BIB 229408
Status: Available

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