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Rehabilitating the old city of Beijing : a project in the Ju'er Hutong neighbourhood / Wu Liangyong.

By: Series: Urbanization in AsiaPublication details: Vancouver : UBC Press, c1999.Description: xxiii, 239 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0774807261
  • 9780774807265
  • 077480727X
  • 9780774807272
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.3/416/0951156 21
LOC classification:
  • HT178.C55 W8 1999
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword / Peter G. Rowe -- Preface / Aprodicio A. Laquian -- 1. The City of Beijing in Historical Perspective -- 2. Planning and Development in Beijing since 1949 -- 3. Residential Development and the Renewal of Derelict Houses -- 4. Organic Renewal in Historic Cities -- 5. Traditional Courtyard Houses and a New Prototype -- 6. Planning and Design of the Ju'er Hutong Project -- 7. Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Lessons from the Planning and Design Experience -- 8. The Continuing Debate over Redevelopment -- 9. Future Prospects -- 10. Conclusion.
Review: "In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the project in the Ju'er Hutong ("Chrysanthemum Lane") neighbourhood shows, it is possible to achieve a balance between ancient values and modern concepts."--Jacket.Summary: "Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing presents a fascinating account of Chinese residential design and planning and will interest urban historians, conservationists, planners, and architectural scholars and practitioners."--Jacket.
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Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks Non-fiction HT178.C55 W8 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available TBC00016748

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-236) and index.

Foreword / Peter G. Rowe -- Preface / Aprodicio A. Laquian -- 1. The City of Beijing in Historical Perspective -- 2. Planning and Development in Beijing since 1949 -- 3. Residential Development and the Renewal of Derelict Houses -- 4. Organic Renewal in Historic Cities -- 5. Traditional Courtyard Houses and a New Prototype -- 6. Planning and Design of the Ju'er Hutong Project -- 7. Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Lessons from the Planning and Design Experience -- 8. The Continuing Debate over Redevelopment -- 9. Future Prospects -- 10. Conclusion.

"In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the project in the Ju'er Hutong ("Chrysanthemum Lane") neighbourhood shows, it is possible to achieve a balance between ancient values and modern concepts."--Jacket.

"Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing presents a fascinating account of Chinese residential design and planning and will interest urban historians, conservationists, planners, and architectural scholars and practitioners."--Jacket.

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