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Grand Theater Urbanism - Chinese Cities in the 21st century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Grand Theater Urbanism - Chinese Cities in the 21st century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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This volume explores the phenomenon and trend of cultural buildings
by investigating 10 typical cities in China from the first, second,
and third tiers, and from the Chinese diaspora. Each grand theater
design was the result of a high-profile international competition
and created by global architects in collaboration with Chinese
design institutes. The national and international significance of
these iconic projects lies in the fact that they not only reflect
the dynamics of global design ideas, but also represent a
particular historical moment in China's modernization process. The
development, histories, and purposes of constructing cultural
buildings are carefully outlined and colorfully presented. Given
China's tremendous population, the development trajectory of its
urban construction will provide insights for other regions that
hope to embark on the high-speed track in the 21st century. "In
'Grand Theater Urbanism', Professor Charlie Xue and his team
document China's current shift towards a culture of consumption and
leisure, symbolized by the construction of multi-use Grand Theaters
in major cities. 'Grand Theater Urbanism' reveals the unexpected
variety and complexity of this contemporary cultural drive in a
series of exemplary chapters with highly detailed, local, case
studies." --Professor David Grahame Shane, Columbia University, New
York "Jane Jacobs likened city life to a performance. This book
goes a stage further and analyses the actual performance spaces
within cities in China. In doing so it makes a valuable connection
between urban design and the cultural life in cities. This is an
important and often forgotten dimension of urbanism and I heartily
commend this book to readers.'" --Professor Matthew Carmona, The
Bartlett, University College London
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