Hong Kong architecture 1945-2015 : from Colonial to Global /: from Colonial to Global. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Charlie Q.L. Xue.
• Authors: Xue, Charlie Q. L
• Contents: Part I Government-led modernity -- Chapter 1: Reconstruction and resettlement after the War -- Chapter 2: Modernism coming to town -- government low-cost housing and public buildings -- Chapter 3: Design forces and their strategies -- Chapter 4: Government control, building regulations and their implications -- Part II Private forces command -- Chapter 5: Serving the middle class -- private housing and shopping mall -- Chapter 6: Rail village and mega-structure. -- Chapter 7: Commercial to Global -- Chapter 8: "Being Chinese in architecture" -- growth of local architects -- Part III Backward and forward vision -- Chapter 9: Finding the roots and preserving our well-being -- Chapter 10: Pursuing excellence -- towards a civic architecture.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxix, 337 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 720.95125; Architecture -- China -- Hong Kong -- History; ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation; ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments; ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice; ARCHITECTURE -- Reference; Architecture; Architecture / Design; Architectural History and Theory; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; China -- Hong Kong; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811010040; 9811010048
• Related ISBNs: 9789811010033; 981101003X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 23, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.