New Architecture in China

Bernard Chan

ISBN 10: 1858942993 / ISBN 13: 9781858942995

Published by Merrell Publishers Limited, London and New York, 2005

About this Item

A bright, clean, tight, collector-worthy copy sans flecks, tears, stains, markings, and discoloration with all text and illustrations clean/unmarked. "This book brings together more than one hundred outstanding projects from around China, none of them completed earlier that 2000, and some still under construction or being planned. It includes all building types, from private residences to colleges, shops and offices, and from opera houses, theatres and museums to exhibition halls, hotels and airport terminals." PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in full color photography (many full page) with accompanying descriptive captions. 240 pages. NOTE: Due to the large size and heavy weight of the book significant additional shipping cost will be requested/required for OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with country of destination. GD4.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Architecture in China
• Publisher: Merrell Publishers Limited, London and New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858942993
• ISBN 13: 9781858942995
• Binding: Cloth Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

This book engagingly describes and illustrates more than 100 outstanding new buildings throughout China, none completed earlier than the turn of the new millennium and some still under construction. Project-by-project entries cover every building type, from private houses and apartments to museums and art galleries; from theatres and opera houses to schools and colleges; from shops and hotels to sports arenas and exhibition halls. Such internationally acclaimed architects as Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, Kisho Kurokawa, Paul Andreu, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Riken Yamamoto, I.M. Pei, Steven Holl and many others are featured alongside smaller, emerging and more local practices.

About the Author

Bernard Chan Chun-leuk studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London before becoming a lecturer in architecture at the University of Hong Kong. He is now an independent architecture critic, writer and publisher.