A History of Design Institutes in China From Mao to Market Routledge Research in Architecture Series
Auteurs : Xue Charlie Q. L., Ding Guanghui
A History of Design Institutes in China examines the intricate relationship between design institutes, the state, and, in later periods, the market economy through a carefully situated discussion of significant theoretical and historical issues including socialist utopia, collective and individual design, structural transformation, and architectural exportation, amongst others. It shows how, over the past six decades, China?s design institutes have served the state?s strategy for socialist construction and urbanisation to create socioeconomic and cultural value. Through first-hand research, authors Xue and Ding reveal how the tensions between pragmatism, creativity, collaboration, and resistance have played a crucial role in defining architectural production.
Appealing to academics, researchers, and graduate students, this book provides a much-needed contribution to the discourse on architectural history, building practices, and policymaking in contemporary China.
1 Introduction Part I Engineering the Political Machine 2 The Emergence of State-owned Design Institutes 3 Socialist Construction during the Cold War: 1950-1965 Part II Surfing the Economic Wave 4 Returning to the Normal Track: 1972-1995 5 Reform and Transformation in the Twenty-first Century 6 State Missions in the Urban Expansion and Green Architecture Part III Enhancing the Cultural Power 7 Where Production, Teaching and Research Meet: University-run Design Institutes 8 Architectural Export from China’s Design Institutes 9 Conclusion
Charlie Q. L. Xue has held teaching appointments in architecture at Jiaotong University, Shanghai; the University of Texas, USA; and City University of Hong Kong. He has published numerous books including Building a Revolution: Chinese Architecture since 1980,Hong Kong Architecture 1945-2015: from Colonial to Global and research papers in international refereed journals such as the Journal of Architecture, Urban Design International, Habitat International, and Cities. Xue’s research focuses on architecture in China and design strategies for high-density environments.
Guanghui Ding teaches architecture at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China. His book Constructing a Place of Critical Architecture in China was published by Routledge in 2016. His articles have been published by Architectural Research Quarterly, Habitat International, and Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Ding’s research focuses on the history, theory, and criticism of modern Chinese architecture. Based in Beijing, he practices architecture both independently and collaboratively.
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Mots-clés :
Design Institutes; Private Design Firms; Chinese Government; Building practices; Chinese Communist Party; Cold War; Chinese Architects; Chairman Mao; South China Institute; Socialist architecture; Beijing Institute; Socialist construction; Architectural Creation; Socialist aesthetics; Central Government; Construction aid; Som; Policymaking; Building Services Engineering; One belt one road; China Architectural Design; Maritime silk road; China Cultural Center; Silk road economic belt; Energy Conservation; market economy; South China University; socioeconomic value; Liang Sicheng; China's design institutes; Tsinghua University; Post-earthquake Reconstruction; Zhou Rongxin; EPC Contractor; Green Architecture; Architectural Aid; Forbidden City; Chen Zhi; Architectural Journal