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The Art of Remembering: Urban Memories, Architecture and Agencies in Contemporary China

The Art of Remembering: Urban Memories, Architecture and Agencies in Contemporary China

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General ArchitectureGeneral SociologyArchitecture History

ISBN10: 1032745304
ISBN13: 9781032745305
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 31 2024
Pages: 302
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Focusing on the non-Western context and case studies, this book explores theories of interdisciplinary architectural thinking and the construction of urban memory in Chinese cities, with an emphasis on contemporary architecture and the diversity of agencies.

China has undergone one of the fastest urbanisation and urban renewal processes in human history, but discussions of urban memory in China have tended to be practice-oriented and lack theoretical reflection. This book brings together interdisciplinary architectural scholarship to interrogate the production of urban memory and examine experiences in China. The 14 chapters explore different processes, projects, materials, architecture and urban spaces in different Chinese cities by analysing cityscapes such as temples, bridges, conservation projects, architectural design, historical architecture, memorial hall, market street, city images, custom bike, food market and so on. The book deals with different agencies and methods, tangible and intangible, in the construction of memories aimed at promoting hybridised multiple identities, and explores the interplay of different versions of memory, i.e. state, public, regional, local, individual and collective memory.

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