TY - BOOK AU - Chakroff, Evan AU - Godel, Addison AU - Gargus, Jacqueline TI - China : : architectural guide. SN - 9783869223483 AV - NA1540 C43 2015 U1 - 720.951 23 PY - 2015/// CY - DOM PUB PB - Berlin, KW - Architecture KW - China KW - Designs and plans KW - Buildings KW - Structures KW - History N1 - Text mainly in English with Chinese parallel translation in contents, titles of each chapters, and maps; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Beijing -- Nanjing -- Shanghai -- Suzhou -- Ningbo -- Hangzhou -- Jinhua -- Guangzhou -- Shenzhen -- Hong Kong -- Macau -- Beijing -- ; Tian`anmen Square -- Forbidden city -- Jingshan Park -- Beihai Park -- National Grand Theatre -- Hotel Kapok/ Blur hotel -- Meridian space -- Studio – X Beijing -- Confucuis temple & imperial Academy -- Temple of heaven -- Galaxy SOHO -- Hotel Conrad -- Tuanjiehu Park -- Phoenix Internacional Media Centre -- Chaowai SOHO -- Parkview Green Fangcaodi -- Shangdu SOHO -- The place -- Guanghualu SOHO -- China world trade centre, Tower ||| -- CCTV station & headquarters -- Jian Wai SOHO -- New poly plaza -- Linked Hybrid -- Fragrant hill hotel -- Summer palace -- Ruins of the old summer palace -- Christian Church -- Olympic green & Forest park -- Digital Beijing -- National swing center -- Beijing national Statium -- 798 Arts District -- Galleries at Caochangdi -- Chinese academy of fine arts -- Wangjing SOHO -- Beijing West railway station -- Beijing planetarium -- National library -- Songzhuang art village -- Capital airport, terminal 3 -- Great wall -- Hongluo Clubhouse -- Commune by The great wall -- Nanjing -- Nanjing massacre memorial and museum -- Zhonghua Gate (Jubao gate) and Nanjing city wall -- Greenland Zifeng tower -- Jiming temple -- First Nanjing Yangtze river bridge -- Wanjing Garden Chapel -- Performing arts Centre -- Ming xiaoling Mausoleum -- Dr. Sun yat-sen mausoleum -- CIPEA -- CIPEA conference centre -- CIPEA visitors centre -- Sifang museum -- Shanghai -- Yu garden & Bazaar -- Jiushi corp. headquarters -- Waterhouse hotel -- The bund/Wai tan -- Union building the bund no.3 -- China merchants`company building, the bund no.9 -- HSBC building (hongkong and shanghai banking corporation) -- The bund no. 12 -- China bank of communications the bund no.14 -- Peace hotel the bund no.20 -- Bank of china the bund no.23 -- Rockbund art museum -- China Baptist publication -- Building and Christian literature society building -- Broadway mansions -- Park hotel -- Grand cinema -- Shanghai museum of art (shanghai race club) -- Tomorrow square -- Shanghai museum -- Shanghai grand theatre -- Plaza 66 -- Shanghai centre -- Shanghai exhibition center -- Shanghai municipal council abattoir -- M50 Urban renovation -- Cite Bourgogne -- Taikang temple -- The bridge 8 -- Sinan mansions -- Tianzifang/taikand road arts district -- Xintiandi -- Jianyeli shikumen block -- Twelve at hengshan Normandie apartments -- Z58 (Zhongtai box) -- Red town /shanghai sculpture space -- SPSI art museum -- Long museum (west bund) -- Longhua Martyrs`Cementery -- Power station of art -- Houtan Park -- Mercedes benz arena river mall (expo axis) -- China art palace -- Shaghai south station -- Jin mao tower -- World financial centre -- Shanghai tower -- Oriental pearl tower -- Lujiazui pedestrian loop -- Apple store -- Agricultural bank of china -- Diamond exchange -- Oriental arts centre -- Science & technology museum -- Zendai Himalayas centre -- Qingpu youth centre -- Qingou library/Thumb island -- Qingpu exhibition centre -- Office Building for qingpu business association -- Qingpu footbridge -- Qiaoziwan shopping centre & qushui park edge garden -- Zhujiajiao canal town -- Zhujiajiao administrative centre -- Anting new town/german town -- Shanghai auto museum -- School of communication and art -- Jianding new town & pavilions -- Museum of glass -- Knowledge and innovation community -- Jiangwan sports centre (shanghai stadium) -- Luodian new town/Swedish town -- Gaoqiao new tow/Holland village -- Pudong international airport -- Pujiang Italian town -- Giant interactive group HQ -- Thames town -- Suzhou -- Garden of the humble administrator -- Lion`s grove garden -- Couples`retreat -- PIngjiang canal street -- Garden of the master of nets -- Suquan yuan -- Blue Wave pavilion -- Mountain villa with embracing beauty -- Lingering garden -- Shatang canal street -- Xiàn jianotong- Liverpool unerversity administration information building -- Tongli and the Yangtze delta canal towns -- Ningbo -- Lao wai tan (the old bund) -- Y-town -- Ningbo urban museum -- Ningbo museum of art -- Tianyi square -- Tianyi pavilion (tianyige) -- Centre for sustainable energy technologies -- Ningbo history museum -- Five scattered houses -- Ningbo south (Yinzhou) CBD -- Liansheng Plaza -- Haumao tang art gallery -- Hangzhou -- West lake (xi hu) -- Xihu tiandi -- Qinghefang old street -- Zhongshan road -- Hu xueyan house & gardens -- Baochu pagoda -- Lingyin- feilai scenic area -- Laifeng Pagoda -- Xixi wetlands artists`Clud -- Vertical courtyard apts -- Ninetree village -- China academy of fine arts, xiangshan campus -- Liangzhu museum -- Mei-Li- Zhou church -- Yuniaoliusu -- Jinhua -- Welcome center -- Ancient tree -- Exhibition space -- Tea rooms -- Baby dragon -- Public Toilets -- Manager`s room -- Coffe house (ceramic house) -- Archaeological archive -- Newspaper stand -- Multimedia room -- Restaurant 13 -- Bridging tea house -- Book bar -- Jinhua structure I-cube (reading space) -- Ai qing culture park -- Guanghou -- Pearl river tower -- Zhujiang new town -- Guangzhou new library -- Guangzhou opera house -- Guangdong museum -- Canton tower -- Temple of the six bayans -- Shamian island -- Qingping market area -- Liwan shangxiajiu pedestrian street -- Sacred heart cathedral -- Poly international plaza -- Shenzhen -- Shenzhen stock exchange -- Futian center/citizen square -- Cultural centre -- Luohu art museum -- Jade bamboo culture plaza -- OCT bay clubhouse -- OCT design museum -- OCT art & design gallery (hua museum) -- He xiangning art museum -- Oct-loft renovation -- Nansha marriage registration centre -- Maillen hotel & apartment -- Wanxia urdan village -- Dafen oil painting village -- Dafen art museum -- Vanke centre -- Universiade arenas -- Bao`internecinal airport terminal 3 -- Hong kong -- Shun tak centre -- Westre Market -- Central star ferry pier -- Internacional finance centre -- Central-mid-levels escalators -- Jardine house (Connaught centre) -- Legislative council building (old supreme court building) -- Central police station -- Old dairy farm depot -- HSBC headquarters -- Bank of china -- Lippo centre (bond centre) -- HKSAR government headquarters -- Asia society headquarters -- Hong Kong convention and exhibition centre -- Central plaza -- Hon kong academy for the performing arts -- Hong kong arts centre -- The pawn -- One wan chai (wan chai market) -- Blue house -- Hysan place -- Hk cultural centre -- Chungking mansions -- International commerce centre -- Langham place -- Jockey cub innovation tower -- Ho man tin estate Run run shaw media centre -- Chek lap kok airport -- Macau -- Portuguese school of macau -- Grand lisboa hotel -- RUIns of ST. paul`s cathedral -- Fortaleza do monte/ museu de macau -- Casino oceanus -- Macao science centre -- Macau tower -- Coati strip -- The venetian macau – N2 - In an era of accelerating population growth, mass urbanization, 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 ER -