02575nam a22003617a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001900064020001500083040003400098050002300132082001800155100001800173245015600191246004300347264004100390300005100431336002600482337002800508338002700536501013500563504005100698505032700749520094301076650002502019650003902044650004702083650001702130651001002147700001902157700002102176700001602197pucpr20200930141639.0200930b2019       ao||| b||| 001 0 eng d  a9789401461696   a9401461694  apucprbengcpucprdpucprerda  aNA1545.6bB43 2019  223a724.60951  aHardie, Chris  aBeautified China : bthe architectural revolution /cphotography by Kris Provoost ; authors of accompanying text, Chris Hardie [and three others].htxt  aArchitectural revolution of Chinahtxt  aBelgium : bLannoo Publishers,c2019  a191 p. :  bill.; photo.; col. ;c28 cm.fbook  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediadedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc  a"Buildings by Zaha Hadid Architects, Herzog & de Meuron, OMA, MAD Architects, Buro Ole Scheeren, gmp Architekten, UNStudio"--Cover  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aBeijing -- Beautified China by Chris Hardie --Shanghai -- Three in display al Shanghai Expo's 'Better City Better life' by Peter G. Rowe -- Pearl River Delta -- A way of Seeing (into) China by Martijn de Geus -- Yangtze River Delta -- The perfect storm by Li Shiqiao -- Other cities -- An Anatomy of Excess by Li Shiqiao    aThis book of stunning photographs by architect and photographer Kris Provoost captures the wave of the architectural revolution in China. Internationally renowned architects such as Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Ole Scheeren, Herzog & de Meuron, Daniel Liebeskind and many others have been engaged in creative, futuristic, and flamboyant projects in China in recent years. The sky is literally the limit, both in terms of construction, use of materials and design. Unimaginable forms, which defy all rules of gravity, come to life in immense skyscrapers. Beautified China offers an overview of these revolutionary designs, capturing their surreal impact in photographs that explore the free play of form that characterizes each building. The book features essays by Rem Koolhaas, Ma Yansong & Ole Scheeren, among others, and each photograph is accompanied by information pertinent to the project, including function, environment, and context. 0aArchitecture, Modern 0aArchitecture, Moderny21st century 0aArchitecturexHistoryy21st centuryzChina 0aArchitecture 0aChina  aRowe, Peter G.  aDe Geus, Martijn  aShiqiao, Li