Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years tells the dramatic story of the transformation of Chinese architecture from a predominantly modular, timber-frame, single-story building system with ceramic tile ...

Introduction: Beyond the forbidden city; Genesis of Chinese buildings and cities; Architecture of the First Emperor and his predecessors; Han architecture; And age of turmoil: three kingdoms, two jins ...

Fred Kent, the founder of the nonprofit organization Project for Public Spaces, once stated that “If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, ...

Primarily the revised and expanded papers from an international conference held at Penn's School of Design, Oct. 3-5, 2003. Contents Chinese architecture on the eve of the Beaux-Arts / Nancy S.

The winner of this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tuesday, is Liu Jiakun. The prize, established in 1979, is commonly referred to as "the Nobel Prize of architecture." Liu is from ...

In July of this year, the new Sanxingdui Museum was officially completed. This large museum, located in the southwestern city of Guanghan, just outside Chengdu, was designed to house the ever-growing ...

This is a virtual program — online only. Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years tells the story of the transformation of Chinese architecture from a traditional timber-frame, single-story building ...