Edward Denison and Guang Yu Ren are specialists in the field of the built environment, with a particular focus on cultural heritage and development. Their work is regularly featured in publications and broadcast media and at international symposia. Their co-authored publications include: Asmara - Africa's Secret Modernist City (Merrell 2003 & 2007) and Building Shanghai - the Story of China's Gateway (Wiley Academy, 2006 & 2007). These works form the basis of two travelling exhibitions that continue to disseminate these unique subjects to audiences as far apart as Europe, the Middle East, Africa and America.
Defining Modernism in China. Antiquity and Modernity. The Call to Modernise. A Meeting of the Twain. Nationalism and Modernity. The Modernist Heyday. Modernism and Militarism in Manchuria. Dissipation, Politics and War. A Question of Modernity. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
