China's Design Revolution
Title | China's Design Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Lorraine Justice |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Total Pages | 169 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0262017423 |
The evolution of Chinese design and the major shift in the culture of creativity in a post-Mao China. China is on the verge of a design revolution. A "third generation" of the People's Republic of China that came of age during China's "opening up" period of the 1980s now strives for fame, fortune, and self expression. This generation, workers in their thirties and forties, has more freedom to create--and to consume--than their parents or grandparents. In China's Design Revolution, Lorraine Justice maps the evolution of Chinese design and innovation. Justice explains that just as this "third generation" (post-Revolution, post-Cultural Revolution) reaches for self-expression, China's government is making massive investments in design and innovation, supporting design and creative activities (including design education programs, innovation parks, and privatized companies) at the local and national levels. The goal is to stimulate economic growth--and to establish China as a global creative power. Influenced by Mao and Confucius, communism and capitalism, patriotism and cosmopolitanism, China's third generation will drive the culture of design and innovation in China--and maybe the rest of the world. Justice describes and documents examples of Chinese design and innovation that range from ancient ceramics to communist propaganda posters. She then explores current award-winning projects in media, fashion, graphic, interior, and product design; and examines the lifestyle and purchasing trends of the "fourth generation," now in their teens and twenties. China's Design Revolution offers an essential guide to the inextricably entwined stories of design, culture, and politics in China.
China Design Now
Title | China Design Now PDF eBook |
Author | Hongxing Zhang |
Publisher | Victoria & Albert Museum |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 2008-03 |
Genre | Art |
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Published to coincide with the exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Mar. 15-July 13, 2008.
Designing Reform
Title | Designing Reform PDF eBook |
Author | Cole Roskam |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Total Pages | 297 |
Release | 2021-11-30 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 030023595X |
Investigating the rich architecture of post-Mao China and its broad cultural impact In the years following China's Cultural Revolution, architecture played an active role in the country's reintegration into the global economy and capitalist world. Looking at the ways in which political and social reform transformed Chinese architecture and how, in turn, architecture gave structure to the reforms, Cole Roskam underlines architecture's unique ability to shape space as well as behavior. Roskam traces how foreign influences like postmodernism began to permeate Chinese architectural discourse in the 1970s and 1980s and how figures such as Kevin Lynch, I. M. Pei, and John Portman became key forces in the introduction of Western educational ideologies and new modes of production. Offering important insights into architecture's relationship to the politics, economics, and diplomacy of post-Mao China, this unprecedented interdisciplinary study examines architecture's multivalent status as an art, science, and physical manifestation of cultural identity.
Chinese Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century
Title | Chinese Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Minick |
Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold Company |
Total Pages | 168 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
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Red
Title | Red PDF eBook |
Author | Jiehong Jiang |
Publisher | Random House Uk Limited |
Total Pages | 252 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780224087810 |
No destruction, no construction - The red sun - The red sea - The red art - The art of China's Cultural Revolution.
A History of Design Institutes in China
Title | A History of Design Institutes in China PDF eBook |
Author | Charlie Q. L. Xue |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2018-07-11 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 135135678X |
A History of Design Institutes in China examines the intricate relationship between design institutes, the state, and, in later periods, the market economy through a carefully situated discussion of significant theoretical and historical issues including socialist utopia, collective and individual design, structural transformation, and architectural exportation, amongst others. It shows how, over the past six decades, China’s design institutes have served the state’s strategy for socialist construction and urbanisation to create socioeconomic and cultural value. Through first-hand research, authors Xue and Ding reveal how the tensions between pragmatism, creativity, collaboration, and resistance have played a crucial role in defining architectural production. Appealing to academics, researchers, and graduate students, this book provides a much-needed contribution to the discourse on architectural history, building practices, and policymaking in contemporary China.
Building A Revolution
Title | Building A Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Charlie Q.L. Xue |
Publisher | Hong Kong University Press |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 2005-09-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9789622097445 |
Building a Revolution: Chinese Architecture Since 1980 presents a picture of Chinese architecture in transition, as the entire economy shifted from being planned and state-controlled to being market-led. The book also examines the "national form" and Chinese identity, the impact of international architecture, housing reform, and the emergence of architects in private practice. Both celebrated and young Chinese architects are portrayed, and the notable buildings in the prosperous coastal cities are highlighted. Through this book on modern Chinese architecture, the reader will appreciate the influence of globalization and modernization on the most populous country in the world.