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Modern Urban Housing in China
Author(s): Lue Junhua (Author), Peter G. Rowe (Author), Zhang Jie (Author)
- Publisher: Prestel Pub
- Publication Date: December 30, 1999
- Language: English
- Print length: 303 pages
- ISBN-10: 3791325078
- ISBN-13: 9783791325071
Book Description
The development of modern urban housing in China over the past 160 years is examined in this unique volume for the first time. From the beginnings of China’s modernization after the Opium Wars to the latest trends adopted after the market reforms of the 1980’s, this publication offers a broad overview of the developments in building construction and design. Extensively illustrated and written by a team of Chinese and Western experts, it is a must-have for anyone interested in the architecture of China.
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From the Publisher
Urban housing in China is one of the most important components of China’s modernization, industrialization, and urbanization. The period from 1840 to 2000 saw great changes in Chinese policy and society and is discussed in three stages: the modernization of China’s semi-feudal, semi-colonial society, the rise of publically owned housing under socialism in the People’s Republic of China, and the rapid growth of a new market economy under Deng Xiaopeng in the late 1970’s. When examining changes in urban housing types, the authors take into account not only conventional architectural history, but also underlying political, economic, social, cultural, and technological forces. The reult is a complete picture of the history of modern urban housing in China based on extensive literature and numerous field studies.
About the Author
Professor Lu Junhua is a professor at the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University, He has been focusing on housing since the early 1950’s.
Professor Peter Rowe is Dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is the author of numerous publications on the topics of architecture and urban planning, including “Projecting Beirut”, also published by Prestel.
Professor Zhang Jie has worked on urban conservation since he returned to China from Great Britain in the early 1990’s and now works in the housing field.
