China's New Dawn: An Architectural TransformationIn this book, Dawson looks at the historical, social, and economic forces that have shaped China's modern architecture and its struggle to define its own architectural aesthetics as its economy expands at an incredible rate. She examines projects by Chinese and non-Chinese architects, including Hadid's Soho City masterplan, Koolhaas's CCTV Headquarters, Foster's Shanghai Tower, and plans for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. She explains the liabilities of opening up the country and shows how conflicting architectural philosophies are visible in China's newly rising skylines. |
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TOWERS TO THE PEOPLE | 16 |
Foster and Partners JIUSHI CORPORATION HEADQUARTERS | 34 |
Foster and Partners BEIJING CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL | 40 |
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Ai Weiwei Albert Speer Architectural Design Institute AS&P Albert Speer axis Beijing CLIENT Beijing's blocks building campus Central China Architecture Design Chinese CITY SUZHOU clad Completion construction CONSULTANTS Associate Architects courtyard cultural Dennis Lau district entrance exhibition Expo façade foreign Foster and Partners foyer functions gallery gardens German glazed gmp von Gerkan grid Guangzhou Hall Headquarters hi-tech historical Hong Kong Kohn Pedersen Fox lake landscape layout light Luchao MADA Marg und Partner Mario Botta Masterplan modern National Ningbo offices Olympic Green Opera House P&T Group park Paul Andreu Pedersen Fox Associates PHOENIX CITY planning Plaza podium Province Pudong RING ROAD river Rocco Design Rocco Yim roof RTKL Shanghai Shenzhen Shunde spaces Speer & Partner square metres stadium Structural Engineers Theatre Tiananmen Square towers traditional Tsinghua University urban visitors walls western Wiel Arets Zaha Hadid Zhejiang