This manual provides comprehensive information on "Shopping Malls and Public Space in Modern China," authored by Nicholas Jewell and published by Routledge in 2016. This work delves into the intricate relationship between shopping malls and public space within the context of modern China, exploring themes of urban regeneration, capitalism, cultural hybridity, and globalization. It offers an academic study and analysis of Chinese urban development, examining the implicit meanings within the shopping mall typology and viewing interrelationships as collisions of global and local narratives. The book serves as a relevant case study for understanding the impact of globalizing forces on urban environments.
The purpose of this manual is to offer detailed insights and analysis for academic study and research. It covers the subject matter of shopping malls, public space, and their connection to socio-economic and political tensions in modern China. The manual is presented in English and is available in EPUB format, comprising 290 pages. It is intended for readers interested in architecture, urban planning, and the critical examination of contemporary urban development and its cultural implications.
China's rise as an economic superpower has been inescapable. Statistical hyperbole has been accompanied by a plethora of highly publicized architectural forms that brand the regeneration of its increasingly globalized urban centres. Despite the sizeable body of literature that has accompanied China's modernization, the essence and trajectory of its contemporary cityscape remains difficult to grasp. This volume addresses a less explored aspect of China's urban rejuvenation - the prominence of the shopping mall as a keystone of its public spaces. Here, the presence of the built form most representative of Western capitalism's excess is one that makes explicit the tensions between China's Communist state and its ascent within the 'free' market. This book examines how these interrelationships are manifested in the culturally hybrid built form of the shopping mall and its role in contesting the 'public' space of the modern Chinese city. By viewing these interrelationships as collisions of global and local narratives, a more nuanced understanding of the shopping mall typology is explored. Much architectural criticism has failed to address the levels of meaning implicit within the shopping mall, yet it is a building type whose public popularity has guaranteed its endurance. Consequently, if architecture is to remain a relevant social art, a more holistic understanding of this phenomenon will be indispensable to the process of adapting to globalizing forces. This examination of Chinese shopping malls offers a timely and relevant case study of what is happening in all our cities today.
Author: Jewell, Nicholas
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Shopping Malls and Public Space in Modern China
Pages: 00290 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-03-03
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781472456113
Category: Architecture : Criticism
Category: Architecture : Planning
China's rise as an economic superpower has been inescapable. Statistical hyperbole has been accompanied by a plethora of highly publicized architectural forms that brand the regeneration of its increasingly globalized urban centres. Despite the sizeable body of literature that has accompanied China's modernization, the essence and trajectory of its contemporary cityscape remains difficult to grasp. This volume addresses a less explored aspect of China's urban rejuvenation - the prominence of the shopping mall as a keystone of its public spaces. Here, the presence of the built form most representative of Western capitalism's excess is one that makes explicit the tensions between China's Communist state and its ascent within the 'free' market. This book examines how these interrelationships are manifested in the culturally hybrid built form of the shopping mall and its role in contesting the 'public' space of the modern Chinese city. By viewing these interrelationships as collisions of global and local narratives, a more nuanced understanding of the shopping mall typology is explored. Much architectural criticism has failed to address the levels of meaning implicit within the shopping mall, yet it is a building type whose public popularity has guaranteed its endurance. Consequently, if architecture is to remain a relevant social art, a more holistic understanding of this phenomenon will be indispensable to the process of adapting to globalizing forces. This examination of Chinese shopping malls offers a timely and relevant case study of what is happening in all our cities today.
Author: Jewell, Nicholas
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Shopping Malls and Public Space in Modern China
Pages: 00290 (Unencrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2016-03-03
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781472456113
Category: Architecture : Criticism
Category: Architecture : Planning
