Main entry:

Schittich, Christian, author.

Title & Author:

China's new architecture : returning to the context / Christian Schittich ; translation, Joe O'Donnell.

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2019]
©2019

Description:

143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, plans ; 24 cm

Notes:
China's current architecture: on the rediscovery of context and the yearning for special places / Christian Schittich -- Architecture as alive as life itself: in conversation with Wang Shu / Christian Schittich -- Courtyard Teahouse (Atelier Deshaus) -- Waterfront Prayer Room (Neri&Hu Design and Research Office) -- A Library amid Waves and Sand (Vector Architects) -- Residence in an Exposed Location (Vector Architects) -- A House for an Artist (Wutopia Lab) -- Architecture Office in Bejing (ZAO/standararchitecture) -- Children's Library in a Hutong (ZAO/standardarchitecture) -- A Learning and Play Space with its Own History (Mu Wei, Zhou Chao) -- Kindergarten in the Mountains (Atelier Deshaus) -- Village Reconstruction Following an Earthquake (Rural Urban Framework) -- A Visitor Center with a Local Reference (TeamMinus) -- Sugar Factory and Community Building (DnA_Design and Architecture) -- Community Living (META-Project) -- Research Laboratory as Courtyard House (Atelier FCJZ) -- Museum under Water (Liu Kecheng) -- Photography Museum as a Seed of Urban Renewal (O-office Architects) -- Conversion of a Silo Warehouse into a Cultural Space (Atelier Deshaus) -- Luxury Hotel in a Sugar Factory (Vector Architects) -- A Teahouse with a View (Trace Architecture Office (TAO).

Summary:

In recent years, a refreshingly unconventional architectural scene - outside the mainstream - has established itself in China. Its representatives, many of whom were trained in the West, are known for their sensitive handling of space, light, and material, and by their engagement with context and their own tradition. Since Wang Shu, one of the most important representatives of the profession, won the Pritzker Prize, international professionals have become more aware of China's new architecture. Twenty fascinating examples of different building typologies - many with social relevance - as well as an introductory essay illustrate current building activities and provide an insight into the cultural and architectonic influences.

ISBN:

3035617570 (hardback)
9783035617573 (hardback)
(PDF)
9783035618174
(German)
9783035617566

Subject:

Architecture China History 21st century.
Architecture Chine Histoire 21e siècle.
Architecture.
China.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

O'Donnell, Joseph, 1960 September 4- translator.

Returning to the context

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305025
Call No.: BIB 250761
Status: Missing