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Emergent architectural territories in East Asian cities / Peter G. Rowe with drawings by Michael Sypkens.
LIBRA NA9263 .R69 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rowe, Peter G.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--East Asia.
- City planning.
- City planning--Singapore.
- Architecture.
- Singapore.
- Architecture--East Asia.
- Architecture--Singapore.
- East Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Basel : Birkhauser, 2011.
- Summary:
- Intending to draw connections between the shape of urban planning and architectural design, this volume explores the expansion of East Asian cities through an examination of major architectural projects in emerging spaces. Topics discussed include axial planning in expanding Beijing, naturalism and clarity in the Kansai airport design, land reclamation in island locales, and re-use and recycling in building design. The work includes numerous color photographs and detailed architectural and site drawings throughout. Rowe is a professor of architecture and urban design at Harvard University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Territories and turning points
- The two axes of Beijing
- From Puxi to Pudong in Shanghai
- Flying in and out of town
- Reclaiming and remaking territories
- Keeping and re-using
- Streets and fashion on display
- Territories, geographies and discourses
- On representing architectural territories in drawings.
- Notes:
- "This book maps and describes the large development areas in big cities in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan ... such as CCTV, Lujiazui, Kansai Airport, Xinyi, Taipei 101, Chek Lap Kok, Cheonggyecheon, Roppongi Hills, Da Shanzi, Shahe, Omotesando and Marina Bay"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 3764388153
- 9783764388157
- OCLC:
- 745533641
- Publisher Number:
- 99947765369
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