Shanghai
Subtitle: architecture and urbanism for modern China
By: edited by Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan.
Contributors: Rowe, Peter G.; Kuan, Seng.
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Architecture -- China -- Shanghai -- 20th century; Cities and towns -- China -- Shanghai -- Growth; City planning -- China -- Shanghai; Buildings -- China -- Shanghai; Shanghai (China)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The formation of intercity geographies of centrality / Saskia Sassen; title: Shanghai's urban development : a remake? / Marie-Claire Bergère; title: Privation to prominence : Shanghai's recent rapid resurgence / Peter G. Rowe; title: Image of the metropolis : three historical views of Shanghai / Seng Kuan; title: Shanghai's politicized skyline / Elizabeth J. Perry; title: Making history (pay) in Shanghai : architectural dialogues about space, place, and face / Jeffrey W. Cody; title: Shanghai : squares and public spaces / Pierre Clément; title: Shanghai's waterfront : presenting a new face to the world / Richard Marshall; title: Residential development in Shanghai in relation to its economic conditions and population / Yue Wu.