A History of Design Institutes in China: From Mao to Market

ISBN-13: 9780367502638 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 230 str.

Charlie Q. L. Xue; Guanghui Ding

Opis

This book examines the relationship between design institutes, the state and the market economy through a discussion of significant theoretical and historical issues.

Spis treści

1 Introduction Part I Engineering the Political Machine 2 The Emergence of State-owned Design Institutes 3 Socialist Construction during the Cold War: 1950-1965 Part II Surfing the Economic Wave 4 Returning to the Normal Track: 1972-1995 5 Reform and Transformation in the Twenty-first Century 6 State Missions in the Urban Expansion and Green Architecture Part III Enhancing the Cultural Power 7 Where Production, Teaching and Research Meet: University-run Design Institutes 8 Architectural Export from China’s Design Institutes 9 Conclusion