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The book explores the tension between rapid urban development and existing heritage in Chinese cities. It provides a framework for analyzing urban design by summarizing traditional principles and the historical transformation of Chinese cities. By introducing a theoretical model based on Western methodologies, it examines the evolution of urban forms with practical examples from Nanjing, illustrating the connection between understanding urban forms and effective design development.
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Chinese Urban Design, Fei Chen, Kevin Thwaites
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- Chinese Urban Design
- Subtitle
- The Typomorphological Approach. by Fei Chen and Kevin Thwaites
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Fei Chen, Kevin Thwaites
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 260
- ISBN13
- 9781409433880
- Description
- The book explores the tension between rapid urban development and existing heritage in Chinese cities. It provides a framework for analyzing urban design by summarizing traditional principles and the historical transformation of Chinese cities. By introducing a theoretical model based on Western methodologies, it examines the evolution of urban forms with practical examples from Nanjing, illustrating the connection between understanding urban forms and effective design development.