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New Chinese Architecture

Wenjun Zhi, Jie Xu, Xiaowei Luo

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Over the last five years, architecture in China has experienced an unprecedented boom in architecture and has become the most dynamic and active region in the world. The complex fusion of both Chinese and Western influences has given this its architecture a unique style. This comprehensive, wide ranging book showcases the most exciting projects of recent years in China, with extensive imagery together with clear line drawings. It covers buildings all over China and of every type and scale: houses, schools, universities, offices, retail spaces, galleries and museums. Across its 480 pages this book provides the most complete survey of contemporary Chinese architecture to date and will be indispensable for architects, students and all those with an interest in architecture.

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Over the last five years, architecture in China has experienced an unprecedented boom in architecture and has become the most dynamic and active region in the world. The complex fusion of both Chinese and Western influences has given this its architecture a unique style. This comprehensive, wide ranging book showcases the most exciting projects of recent years in China, with extensive imagery together with clear line drawings. It covers buildings all over China and of every type and scale: houses, schools, universities, offices, retail spaces, galleries and museums. Across its 480 pages this book provides the most complete survey of contemporary Chinese architecture to date and will be indispensable for architects, students and all those with an interest in architecture.

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Over the last five years, architecture in China has experienced an unprecedented boom in architecture and has become the most dynamic and active region in the world. The complex fusion of both Chinese and Western influences has given this its architecture a unique style. This comprehensive, wide ranging book showcases the most exciting projects of recent years in China, with extensive imagery together with clear line drawings. It covers buildings all over China and of every type and scale: houses, schools, universities, offices, retail spaces, galleries and museums. Across its 480 pages this book provides the most complete survey of contemporary Chinese architecture to date and will be indispensable for architects, students and all those with an interest in architecture.

Key concepts: Architecture, China, Boom, Style (visual arts), Scale (ratio), History, Geography, Architectural engineering

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