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Author Rowe, Peter G.

Title Emergent architectural territories in East Asian cities [electronic resource] / Peter G. Rowe with drawings by Michael Sypkens.

Imprint Basel : Birkhauser, 2011.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 207 p. : ill., maps.
Note "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.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject City planning -- East Asia.
City planning -- Singapore.
Architecture -- East Asia.
Architecture -- Singapore.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9783764388157 (pbk.)
3764388153 (pbk.)
9783034610599 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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