Chang'an Avenue and the modernization of Chinese architecture

"In this interdisciplinary narrative, the never-ending "completion" of China's most important street offers a broad view of the relationship between art and ideology in modern China. Chang'an Avenue, named after China's ancient capital (whose name means "Eternal Pe...

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Autor Principal: Yu, Shuishan
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Series:China Program book.
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Table of Contents:
  • The History of Chang'an Avenue in an Urban Context
  • National versus Modern: The 1950s
  • Collective Creation: The 1964 Chang'an Avenue Planning
  • Modernization in a Postmodern World: The 1970s and 1980s
  • Collage without Planning: Toward the New Millennium
  • Chang'an Avenue and the Axes of Beijing
  • Conclusion: Chang'an Avenue in a Global Context.