Building Shanghai : the story of China's gateway / / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren

• Autore: Denison Edward
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Academy, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 720.951132
• Soggetto topico: Architecture - China - Shanghai
• Soggetto geografico: Shanghai (China) Buildings, structures, etc
• Persona (resp. second.): RenGuang Yu
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One The Origins of Shanghai; Location and meaning; The Shanghai region; The city of Shanghai; Major waterways; The unique city; Chapter Two Establishing and Legalizing the Foreign Settlements; Early foreign contact with China; Attempts to appease Shanghai; Invasion of Shanghai; The Treaty of Nanking; Foreign occupation and land regulations; The Imperial Maritime Customs, the Shanghai Municipal Council and the Mixed Court; Extraterritoriality; Chapter Three Constructing Shanghai, 1843-1899 ; The growth of the Settlement and Settlement life up to the 1850's The British Settlement; The early Bund; Roads; The British Consulate; The American Settlement; The French Concession; The Small Swords and the Battle of Muddy Flat; The Taiping Rebellion; The growth of the Settlement from the 1860's; Social life; Hongkou; Municipal improvements; A city emerges; Chapter Four Becoming a City, 1900-1920; A city emerges; The western suburbs; The Chinese area; The central area; The Bund; The Public Garden; Hongkou; Industrial development; Social life; Municipal matters ; The emergence of an architectural dialectic Chapter Five Rise and Fall, 1921-1941; In the eye of the storm; The property market; The Bund; Construction boom; Shi Ku Men Li Long; Residential diversity; Social Shanghai; The Japanese Incident; Turbulent times; The new Civic Centre and China's first architects; The start of the Second World War; The end of an era; Chapter Six Anti-Design; The Second World War; Allied liberation; Communist liberation; The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution; Out of the mire; Chapter Seven The Giant Awakes; The nod of approval; Pudong; The former settlements ; Seeing through the charade Chapter Eight Shanghai's Future; Notes and References; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Statistics; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Shanghai's illustrious history and phenomenal future is celebrated in this book, which examines the evolution of the city's architecture and urban form in order to contextualise the challenges facing the city today. The physical legacies that reflect Shanghai's uniqueness historically and contemporarily are examined chronologically using specific case studies of exemplary architecture interwoven in a compelling narrative that unlocks the many mysteries surrounding this amazing metropolis. Some of the most influential colonial architecture in the world, outstanding examples of Modernism and Art
• Titolo autorizzato: Building Shanghai
• ISBN: 1-118-86754-8; 1-118-86755-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787918603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II