This book presents over 40 finished works by Chinese architects, produced between 2003 and 2008. A compelling selection representing a new generation of architects in a country whose building rhythm over the last decade has been unstoppable, as China's architects are making their mark within the backdrop of an avalanche of world class architecture stars. Featuring works by China Architecture Design & Research Group, Jiakun Architects, Atelier Deshaus, Mada s.p.a.m, MAD, TM Studio, Urbanus, Studio Pei-Zhu, Amateur Architecture Studio, Atelier Feichang Jianzhu, Atelier Z+, Standardarchitecture and Architectural Design & Research Institute Nanjing University.

This is a special limited two volume edition compiled by Frdric Edelmann. In the Chinese City illustrates the history of urban China, from its acceleration over the 20th century to its metamorphosis over the last decade. It also explores 8 contemporary cities, including Beijing and Shanghai. Positions draws a portrait of the new generation of Chinese architects, through over 40 remarkable architectonic projects, from 2003 to 2008. These architects are making their mark within the backdrop of world class architecture stars like Koolhaas, Herzog et De Meuron, Foster, Andreu....

An Essential Work for Understanding the Contemporary Chinese City. Beijing is host to the 2008 Olympic Games, followed by the 2010 Universal Exposition in Shanghai. These two cities have undergone an architectonic and urban metamorphosis unprecedented for dimension and speed; a movement that has transformed the whole of China and has deeply affected the lives of hundreds of millions of people. This book presents keys for understanding a phenomenon often blurred by touristic portrayals and issues of economic restlessness. Divided in two parts, the book first illustrates the history of urban China, from its acceleration over the 20th century to its metamorphosis over the last decade. It then explores eight cities: diverse megalopolises including popular Shanghai and Beijing, famous Suzhou and Xi'an, the unknown conurbian between Canton and Shenzhen on the Pearl River, and an emerging Chongoin with the gigantic Three Gorges Dam Project.