03955nam a22004337a 4500 231668 231668 pucpr 20200313114355.0 130509s20132014waua b s001 0 eng 2012027784 9780295992136 hardback pucpr eng rda pucpr pucpr CARIBET NA9053.S7 Y8 2013 720.951/156 23 Yu, Shuishan. 292989 Chang'an Avenue and the modernization of Chinese architecture Shuishan Yu. txt First [edition]. Seattle : University of Washington Press , 2013. xiii, 351 pages colors illustration 27 cm book rdacontent txt text rdamedia n unmediaded rdacarrier nc volume A China program book/Art history publishing initiative Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Washington). Includes bibliographical references and index. The History of Chang'an Avenue in an Urban Context -- National versus Modern: The 1950s -- Collective Creation: The 1964 Chang'an Avenue Planning -- Modernization in a Postmodern World: The 1970s and 1980s -- Collage without Planning: Toward the New Millennium -- Chang'an Avenue and the Axes of Beijing -- Conclusion: Chang'an Avenue in a Global Context. "In this interdisciplinary narrative, the never-ending "completion" of China's most important street offers a broad view of the relationship between art and ideology in modern China. Chang'an Avenue, named after China's ancient capital (whose name means "Eternal Peace"), is supremely symbolic. Running east-west through the centuries-old heart of Beijing, it intersects the powerful north-south axis that links the traditional centers of political and spiritual legitimacy (the imperial Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven). Among its best-known features are Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, as well as numerous other monuments and prominent political, cultural, financial, and travel-related institutions. Drawing on Chang'an Avenue's historic ties and modern transformations, this study explores the deep structure of the Chinese modernization project, providing both a big picture of Beijing's urban texture alteration and details in the design process of individual buildings. Political winds shift, architectural styles change, and technological innovations influence waves of demolition and reconstruction in this analysis of Chang'an Avenue's metamorphosis. During collective design processes, architects, urban planners, and politicians argue about form, function, and theory, and about Chinese vs. Western and traditional vs. modern style. Every decision is fraught with political significance, from the 1950s debate over whether Tiananmen Square should be open or partially closed; to the 1970s discussion of the proper location, scale, and design of the Mao Memorial/Mausoleum; to the more recent controversy over whether the egg-shaped National Theater, designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, is an affront to Chinese national pride. Shuishan Yu is associate professor of art history at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan."- Symbolism in architecture China Beijing. 282061 Local Public spaces 154945 Streets 175049 HISTORY / Asia / China. bisacsh 235410 Local ART / Asian. bisacsh 197519 Local ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning. bisacsh 196845 Local Architecture and state China Beijing. 54084 Local City planning China Beijing. 73701 Local Chang'an Jie (Beijing, China) 209370 Local Beijing (China) Buildings, structures, etc. 9723 LEMB 6 NA9053.S7 lcc First [edition] General Y8 2013 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2013-04-09 amazon 60.00 505486 0 General NA9053.S7 Y8 2013 91000000032060 2016-05-27 00:00:00 1 70.00 2013-04-09 6