Xiaofei Chen

Supergrid and Superblock

Lessons in Urban Structure from China and Japan

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Produktbeschreibung

In this superbly illustrated book Xiaofei Chen presents the first analysis in English of a ubiquitous East Asian urban phenomenon: the supergrid and superblock urban structure.

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Produktdetails

• Planning, History and Environment Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 180mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9780367478889
• ISBN-10: 0367478889
• Artikelnr.: 64359381

Autorenporträt

Xiaofei Chen is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of Qingdao University of Technology. After completing Bachelors (Built Environments) and Masters (Urban Design) degrees at the University of Melbourne, and her PhD from the University of Sydney, she returned to China and to her home city of Qingdao. Barrie Shelton, author of Learning from the Japanese City and co-author of The Making of Hong Kong (both published in the Planning, History, and Environment series), held senior positions at the Universities of Tasmania, Sydney, and Melbourne. He now lives with his wife Emiko in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

An Introductory Essay by Barrie Shelton 1. An Eastern Supergrid and
Superblock Urban Model 2. Supergrid and Superblock History 3. Culture 4.
Theory 5. Practice in China: The Kingdom of Walls and Gates 6. Practice in
Japan: The Hidden Floor 7. Supergrid and Superblock: A System for Global
Consideration Appendix I: Chronological Outline of Chinese and Japanese
History Appendix II: Notes on Data and Method