Language: Chinese and English bilingual
ISBN/ISSN: 7800587770
Published on: 1999-01
Hardcover
In the 20th century many architects from foreign countries have designed several buildings in China but the last two decades alone have featured and unprecedented amount of stunning architectural examples both in size, scope and variety. The editors of this volume present us an impressive collection of representative works in China designed by international architects. This undertaking is highly valuable for Chinese architects and clients, as well as their foreign counterparts.
Designs by international architects active in China during the last two decades were produced in a period of rapid economic growth and the implementation of reform and open-door policies in China… …
Since the implementation of reform and open-door policies, Chinese architects began to travel abroad and expand their horizon ……
The globalization of world economies made makes national boundaries less restrictive for international design services……
Architecture is a part of culture, and architectural exchange if cultural exchange. There will be more exchange opportunities in the 21st century. At present, most exchanges are unilateral-from the advanced countries to developing countries. Often the foreign architects have come to China to get involved in Chinese projects: witness Foster’s high-tech design of the Chek Lap Kok international Airport and the Shanghai – Hong Kong bank, SOM’s high-rise Jing Mao Mansion with a metaphor of Chinese culture in Shanghai, and John Lee’s ecological and human approach for the new city center in Shenzhen……
