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Beijing : the new city / Claudio Greco ; Carlo Santoro.
By: Greco, Claudio
Contributor(s): Santoro, CarloPublisher: Milano : Skira Editore, 2008Description: 272 p. col. ill. 21 cm001: 15224ISBN: 9788861303027Subject(s): Architecture | China | Asian architecture | Chinese architecture | Urban planning | Urban planning | Building design | Contemporary architectureDDC classification: 720.951
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 720.951 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 096488 |
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A fully illustrated and in-depth investigation of the Chinese capital with a special focus on the changes in its urban layout within the last two decades (1990-2005). In view of the forthcoming Olympics, Beijing is intent on revitalizing its image as the capital of a nation capable of taking a leading role in the world. Construction is already underway and has been entrusted to the most prestigious architects on the international scene (Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Ito, Isozaki, Hadid, and Andreu).
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. 6)
- Introduction (p. 9)
- Beijing, the Contemporary Metropolis (p. 13)
- History of the City until the 1990s (p. 31)
- 1992-2007: The Definitive Turning Point. Foundations for Change (p. 79)
- The New Urban Layout (p. 119)
- New Architecture (p. 176)
- Emerging Characters (p. 241)
- Topographical Maps (p. 266)
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