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Author Rowe, Peter G.

Title Emergent architectural territories in East Asian cities / Peter G. Rowe with drawings by Michael Sypkens
Published Basel : Birkhauser, 2011

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Description 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Contents Territories and turning points -- The two axes of Beijing -- From Puxi to Pudong in Shanghai -- Flying in and out of town -- Reclaiming and remaking territories -- Keeping and re-using -- Streets and fashion on display -- Territories, geographies and discourses -- On representing architectural territories in drawings
Summary Describes the large development areas in big cities in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan ... such as CCTV, Lujiazui, Kansai Airport, Xinyi, Taipei 101, Chek Lap Kok, Cheonggyecheon, Roppongi Hills, Da Shanzi, Shahe, Omotesando and Marina Bay
Notes "This book maps and describes the large development areas in big cities in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan ... such as CCTV, Lujiazui, Kansai Airport, Xinyi, Taipei 101, Chek Lap Kok, Cheonggyecheon, Roppongi Hills, Da Shanzi, Shahe, Omotesando and Marina Bay"--P. [4] of cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Architecture -- East Asia.
Architecture -- Singapore.
City planning -- East Asia.
City planning -- Singapore.
LC no. 2011456291
ISBN 3764388153 (paperback)
9783764388157 (paperback)