a+u: Architects in China documents a pivotal moment in Chinese architecture, surveying more than 20 projects across Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou as the country's urbanisation rate accelerated into one of the most consequential building booms of the modern era.
About This Book
Published in 2003, this issue of the influential Japanese architecture journal a+u captures Chinese architecture at a point of genuine transformation. As rapid economic development reshaped the country's cities, a new generation of Chinese architects was producing work of serious ambition — and this volume assembles their projects across a striking range of typologies. From cultural institutions and university buildings to warehouses and single-family homes, the selection resists easy categorisation. Practices including Atelier Deshaus, MAD Architects, and TM Studio are among those featured, making this an essential document of contemporary Chinese architecture and its urban context.
Key Features
- 168 pages of project photography, drawings, and architectural documentation across more than 20 works
- Edited by Ma Weidong
- Notable practices include Atelier Deshaus, MAD Architects, and TM Studio
- Published by a+u, 2003
What You'll Discover
- How Chinese architects responded to accelerating urbanisation with projects spanning metropolitan centres including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
- The breadth of typological ambition in early 2000s Chinese practice — from cultural institutions to single-family homes
- The early work of practices that would go on to define contemporary Chinese architecture internationally, including MAD Architects and Atelier Deshaus
- The relationship between China's economic transformation and the building sector's rapid expansion, as framed through specific built work
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 168
- Dimensions: 220 x 290 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9784900211896
- Publisher: a+u
- Publication Date: 2003
Perfect For: Architects, urban designers, and researchers with an interest in the development of contemporary Chinese architecture and the urbanisation of China's major metropolitan centres.