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Shanghai : architecture and urbanism for modern China / edited by Peter G. Rowe and Seng Kuan. - Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2004. - 184 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

The formation of intercity geographies of centrality / Saskia Sassen -- Shanghai's urban development : a remake? / Marie-Claire Bergère -- Privation to prominence : Shanghai's recent rapid resurgence / Peter G. Rowe -- Image of the metropolis : three historical views of Shanghai / Seng Kuan -- Shanghai's politicized skyline / Elizabeth J. Perry -- Making history (pay) in Shanghai : architectural dialogues about space, place, and face / Jeffrey W. Cody -- Shanghai : squares and public spaces / Pierre Clément -- Shanghai's waterfront : presenting a new face to the world / Richard Marshall -- Residential development in Shanghai in relation to its economic conditions and population / Yue Wu.

ISBN: 3791331159 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2005299154

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA468928 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 012997519 Uk 971308926 GyFmDB

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture--History--China--Shanghai--20th century.
Cities and towns--Growth.--China--Shanghai
City planning--China--Shanghai.
Buildings--China--Shanghai.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Shanghai (China)

LC Class. No.: NA1545 / .S53 2004