A History Of Design Institutes In China

Author : Charlie Q. L. Xue
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135135678X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Design Institutes in China written by Charlie Q. L. Xue and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Design Institutes in China examines the intricate relationship between design institutes, the state, and, in later periods, the market economy through a carefully situated discussion of significant theoretical and historical issues including socialist utopia, collective and individual design, structural transformation, and architectural exportation, amongst others. It shows how, over the past six decades, China’s design institutes have served the state’s strategy for socialist construction and urbanisation to create socioeconomic and cultural value. Through first-hand research, authors Xue and Ding reveal how the tensions between pragmatism, creativity, collaboration, and resistance have played a crucial role in defining architectural production. Appealing to academics, researchers, and graduate students, this book provides a much-needed contribution to the discourse on architectural history, building practices, and policymaking in contemporary China.

Author : Charlie Qiuli Xue
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811927863
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exporting Chinese Architecture written by Charlie Qiuli Xue and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the unexplored history of China-aided architecture erected in the developing world since the 1950s. By 2019, over 1,000 buildings had been delivered to more than 160 countries, including parliament houses, convention centers, stadiums, gymnasiums, theaters, schools, hospitals, libraries, railways, and stations. These projects, which have played a significant role in promoting economic transformation, cultural engagement and social and environmental well-being, have largely been overlooked or misunderstood by the international community. Why did China donate so many foreign-aid buildings? How were these buildings built in the remote land of developing countries with intricate influences and limited resources? Have they helped modernize the recipient countries? The authors of this book use a wide range of representative projects built in different historic periods and geographical locations as case studies to address the above questions from various perspectives. This book fills an enormous gap in modern architecture in China and the world. It offers architectural students and scholars in various disciplines the necessary knowledge on "diplomatic architecture"; informs architects the appropriate methods of cross-border design and low-tech building; teaches government officials the best practice of donating and receiving foreign-aid buildings; and enhances public awareness of cultural diversity in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. With abundant first-hand materials, historical pictures, and drawings, the book is a must-read for those who are interested in modern architecture and developmental aid in the world. China’s architecture abroad, notably in Africa and Asia, has been perceived with both fascination and anxiety. Based on a wealth of sources often difficult to access for scholars from outside China, this book links the history and present of China’s architectural mobilities in ways that will stimulate new debates in architectural history and urban studies. - Łukasz Stanek, Professor of Architectural History, The University of Manchester, UK

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119375975
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book China Homegrown written by and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, architecture in China is at a watershed. Over the last decade, rapid urbanisation and the burgeoning economy turned the country into a playground for the world’s signature architects, making it possible to realise extravagant forms and structures at a vast scale. The Chinese government has now drawn a line under this phenomenon by issuing a directive calling an end to the ‘oversized, xenocentric, weird’ buildings devoid of character or cultural heritage that have sprung up across the country, requiring that urban architecture be 'suitable, economic, green and pleasing to the eye'. This government directive comes at a time when homegrown architecture has become increasingly self-assured and reflective in its approach. A new generation of architects in China in their 30s and 40s are emerging, and in a wholly contemporary way they are exploring local responses to often bewildering urban and rural conditions and serious social and environmental challenges. This is often expressed through a revival of interest in traditional street patterns, courtyards and gardens. At the same time, architects are also recognising the opportunities to harness the potential of China’s established manufacturing base to develop prefabricated building systems. Innovative practices are employing new modes of working, such as research-based studio teaching and exhibitions, field workshops, cross-disciplinary collaboration, laboratory-based practice, design think-tanks and collective projects, generating a vibrant culture of design research. Contributors: Lu Feng, Murray Fraser, Xiao Fu and Wei You, Xiahong Hua and Shen Zhuang, Xinggang Li, Yichun Liu, James Shen, Yehao Song, Hui Wang, Shuo Wang, Xin Wang and Qiuye Jin, Philip F Yuan and Xiang Wang, Li Zhang, Xin Zhang and Jingxiang Zhu. Featured architects: Archi-Union Architects, Atelier Archmixing, Atelier Deshaus, Atelier Li Xinggang, Integrated Architecture Studio, LanD Studio, META-Project, People's Architecture Office, SUP Atelier, URBANUS and Zaoyuan Gardening Studio

Author : Laurie Burkitt
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lessons of History written by Laurie Burkitt and published by Strategic Studies Institute. This book was released on 2003 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9787560888774
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biad Selected Works 1949-2019 written by Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 70-year anniversary collection documenting the history of the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design An essential reference on China's city construction Each program has a brief description, which presents the design concept, constantly combining traditional Chinese culture and living culture Presents the trends in the development of Chinese architecture The Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd (BIAD) is a large-scale state-owned architectural design and consulting institute established in 1949, the same year the People's Republic of China was founded. It is a first-grade, national high-tech enterprise, which has made outstanding contributions in Beijing and China. Since its establishment, BIAD has devoted itself to architectural design services; it has committed to providing high quality design and developed its key corporate concept - Architecture Serves Society, Design Creates Value - earning a good reputation in the industry, whilst building up the design brand image of BIAD. The programs collected in this book show the history of BIAD, and that of Beijing and China. In particular, the program Phoenix Center presents the level of infrastructure in science and technology today. Text in English and simplified Chinese.

Author : Jin Duan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811909415
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Urban Design Thoughts in China written by Jin Duan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-08 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes and systematically discusses four trends of thoughts in contemporary Chinese urban design. As the first book to systematically introduce contemporary Chinese urban design thoughts, this book objectively displays the macroscopic picture of contemporary urban design development of China from the time dimension, sorting out seven historical stages and three disputes. This book is mainly divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the vertical description, taking the major events in the seven historical stages as the context, combing the macro picture of the development of contemporary urban design in China in the last 100 years, and describing the three controversies in this process: contention, subject, and legalization. The second part focuses on horizontal observations, puts forward and systematically discusses the four trends of thought formed in the development of contemporary urban design in China, including “Design of Form,” “Synthesis of Design,” “Control of Design,” and “Design of Rule”. This part discusses their development background, theoretical support, and key concepts in detail and finally conducts critical thinking. The whole book is based on historical events, archives, and papers published in Chinese academic journals. While sorting out, summarizing, and objectively discussing, it also makes a critique of urban design activities and academic thinking in China, which will greatly benefit scholars and readers who are interested in urban design history of contemporary China.

Author : Siu, Kin Wai Michael
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522509127
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Design Education for Fostering Creativity and Innovation in China written by Siu, Kin Wai Michael and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To maintain their status in the global marketplace, it is imperative for emerging economies to focus on the creation of high quality products in order to compete with organizations worldwide. To increase their economic momentum, it is necessary to utilize innovative and creative strategies to discovery and produce desirable goods. Design Education for Fostering Creativity and Innovation in China discusses the issues surrounding Chinese policy by analyzing the role design education plays in fostering an innovation-based economy. This compendium of contemporary research explores the challenges and opportunities presented by design education, and strategies to foster creativity to sustain China’s economic progress. This book is ideal for educators, administrators, students of education, and policy makers in China and abroad.

Author : Weixin Chen
Publisher : Interior Design in China
ISBN 13 : 9781912268504
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational and Cultural Spaces written by Weixin Chen and published by Interior Design in China. This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers interior design for cultural, educational and exhibition spaces in China, which can be seen as a reflection of the efforts and progress of Chinese interior designers in recent years. China, like an old country with a history of thousands of years, is now presenting a trend of internationalisation in design styles, but you can often identify clues indicating influences from the oriental world. The book, as a collection of 25 projects including kindergartens, bookstores, libraries, museums and galleries, tells stories about the design process as well as about the current trends in interior design in the cultural field in China.

Author : Charles Holme
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 900 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The International Studio written by Charles Holme and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Garret Pagenstecher Olberding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316513696
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Boundaries in Early China written by Garret Pagenstecher Olberding and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how sovereign space in early China was imagined and negotiated in the ancient world.