Chinese Architecture - A History Steinhardt NancyPevná vazba
Chinese Architecture - A History Steinhardt NancyPevná vazba An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to todayThroughout history,…
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Chinese Architecture - A History Steinhardt NancyPevná vazba
An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to todayThroughout history, China has maintained one of the world's richest built civilizations. In this beautifully illustrated book, Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt presents the first fully comprehensive survey of Chinese architecture in any language. The nation's architectural achievements range from its earliest walled cities and the First Emperor's vision of city and empire, to bridges, pagodas, and the twentieth-century constructions of the Socialist state.
With rich political and historical context, Steinhardt covers forty centuries of architecture, from the genesis of Chinese building through to the twenty-first century and the challenges of urban expansion and globalism.Steinhardt follows the extraordinary breadth of China's architectural legacy--including