New China Architecture -- Creation and Criticism

Author: Yang Bingde, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This book integrates architectural creation, architectural criticism, and architectural history research. The "Nongfu Zhai Review" for each work serves as a bridge of communication, understanding, and reference between readers and the works. The illustrations combine expressive hand-drawn sketches with finely processed color images created using computer technology, complemented by exquisite photographs that thoroughly showcase the architectural works. Rich in visuals, the book features a harmonious blend of text and images, offering a comprehensive and high-quality presentation of contemporary architectural masterpieces in China.
Volume I includes 12 architectural works, featuring masterpieces by academicians, renowned masters, and winners of gold medals, as well as equally outstanding works by exceptional architects. The term "New China Architecture" carries two meanings: one refers to the temporal scope—contemporary Chinese architecture from 1949 to the present; the other refers to the conceptual approach—revising the editorial perspective, establishing a sense of excellence, and reinterpreting contemporary Chinese architecture from new angles, while employing advanced techniques to showcase it.
The text integrates architectural creation, criticism, and history research. The "Nongfu Zhai Review" for each work serves as a bridge of communication, understanding, and reference between readers and the works. The illustrations combine expressive hand-drawn sketches with finely processed color images created using computer technology, complemented by exquisite photographs that thoroughly showcase the architectural works. Rich in visuals, the book features a harmonious blend of text and images, offering a comprehensive and high-quality presentation of contemporary architectural masterpieces in China.
Volume I includes 12 architectural works, featuring masterpieces by academicians, renowned masters, and winners of gold medals, as well as equally outstanding works by exceptional architects; there are grand-scale major buildings, as well as exquisite and perfect small-scale projects; there are widely acclaimed monumental and large public buildings, as well as ordinary office and educational structures. The selection is diverse, with a focus solely on excellence.