Read the City -- China Collection (Comprehensive. Popular)

Author: Zhang Qinran
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Publish Date: 2005-07-26
Features: This is a popular book introducing the famous urban architecture of the world by an architectural expert. The author advocates reading cities like novels, poetry, and paintings—capturing the initial impressions, visiting their landmarks, but not overlooking their "mother" (the diverse residential buildings), and also exploring the manifestations of the city's "soul"—the buildings designed by local architects. The book describes over a dozen cities the author has visited and deeply felt, interwoven with stories of international architectural masters and the history of 20th-century world architecture. The graphic-illustrated layout adopted in this book strives to integrate architectural cultural knowledge, reflections on contemporary urban architectural development, and appreciation of urban architectural styles, allowing readers to fully enjoy the joy of "reading cities." This book uses the 2004 January edition published by Life & Reading·New China Joint Publishing House.