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Evan Chakroff

Evan Chakroff

Seattle, WA, US

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Architectural Guide China

In an era of accelerating population growth, mass urbanisation, and increasing pressure on the natural environment, the megacities of China's eastern seaboard have become a focal point of architectural and urban-design attention. The reform and opening-up era has touched China's major cities in different ways, variously affecting the existing fabric of dynastic capitals, trade hubs, and former European colonies and concessions; this in turn has provided the setting for a range of complex reactions by contemporary architects. The Architectural Guide China provides an invaluable window into this work, with city-by-city coverage including historic maps and background information on urban form. Building on the authors' years of experience leading architectural study tours, this book is the first comprehensive English-language survey of architecture in China presented in the form of a travel guidebook.
 

Available for purchase here: http://www.amazon.com/China-Architectural-Guide-Evan-Chakroff/dp/3869223480

 
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Status: Built
Location: Shanghai, CN
My Role: Author, Photographer, and Designer
Additional Credits: Addison Godel, Jacqueline Gargus, DOM Publishers

 
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Beijing city essay
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Linked Hybrid spread
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Birds' Nest spread
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The Bund spread
Cover
Cover
Contents
Contents
Country Map
Country Map
Beijing city text
Beijing city text