A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future
Author:   David Wang (Washington State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138884618


Pages:   226
Publication Date:   05 December 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Wang (Washington State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.392kg
ISBN:  

9781138884618


ISBN 10:   1138884618
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   05 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction. Part 1: Past 1. Architecture and Experience in the Chinese Correlative View 2. Homes for Plato and Confucius 3. An Aesthetics of Chinese Built Environments Part 2: Present 4. The Positivist Turn 5. Chinese Architecture in an Age of Post-Structuralism Part 3: Future 6. A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture 7. Towards an Architecture of the New Virtualism Appendix 1: Chinese Technical Terms. Illustration Credits. Bibliography. Index

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David Wang is a Professor of Architecture at Washington State University. He holds BA and MArch degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MS Arch and PhD from the University of Michigan. Dr. Wang has lectured widely on design research methods in China and the Scandinavian countries. This current book comes out of many years of teaching a comparative course in European and Chinese philosophies and their impact on architecture and material culture.

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