Rehabilitating the old city of Beijing : a project in the Ju'er Hutong neighbourhood / Wu Liangyong.
"In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the project in t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Vancouver [B.C.] :
UBC Press,
1999.
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| Series: | Urbanization in Asia.
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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the project in the Ju'er Hutong ("Chrysanthemum Lane") neighbourhood shows, it is possible to achieve a balance between ancient values and modern concepts."--Jacket "Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing presents a fascinating account of Chinese residential design and planning and will interest urban historians, conservationists, planners, and architectural scholars and practitioners."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780774852302 0774852305 1283131366 9781283131360 9786613131362 6613131369 |
| Language: | English. |