Hong Kong Architecture 1945-2015

出版者:Springer

作者:Charlie Q. L. Xue

页数:337

出版时间:2016-6-14

价格:USD 119.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9789811010033

具体描述

Hong Kong was the last British colony. During the decades after WWII, the people in Hong Kong strived to create a lively and energetic international metropolis in Asia. The dense port city set an example for Greater China, Asia and the world.

Hong Kong Architecture 1945-2015: From Colonial to Global focuses on the transformation from colonial to global – the formation, mechanism, events, works and people related to urban architecture. The book reveals hardships the city encountered in the 1950s and the glamour enjoyed in the 1980s. It depicts the public and private developments, and especially the public housing which has sheltered millions of residents. The author identifies the architects practising in the formative years and the representatives of a rising generation after 1970. Suffering from land shortage and a dense environment, the urban development of Hong Kong has in the past 70 years met the changing demands of fluctuating economic activities and a rising population. Architecture in Hong Kong has been shaped by social demands, the economy and technology. The buildings have been forged by the government, clients, planners, architects, many contractors and end-users.

The built environment nurtures our life and is visual evidence of the way the city has developed. The book is a must-read for a thorough understanding the contemporary history and architecture of this oriental pearl.

作者简介

Dr. Charlie Q. L. Xue has held teaching appointments in architecture at Jiaotong University, Shanghai; University of Texas, USA and City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Xue has nine books published including Building Practice in China (1999, 2009), Building a Revolution: Chinese Architecture Since 1980 (2006, 2009) and World Architecture in China (2010. His research papers were published in the international refereed journals like Journal of Architecture, Journal of Architecture and Planning Research, Urban Design International, Journal of Urban Design, Habitat International, Cities. His works are widely read and cited internationally. Xue’s research focuses on architecture of the Greater China area and design strategies of high density environment.

目录信息

Preface
Acknowledgement
Part I Government-led Modernity
Chapter 1 Reconstruction and Resettlement After the War
1.1 Dilapidated city after the war
1.2 Planning for the fifty years
1.3 Sheltering refugees
1.4 Supporting the industry
1.5 Conclusion: resettling for normal life
Chapter 2 Modernism Coming to Town
– government low-cost housing and public building
2.1 Welfare housing and modernist architectural ideal
2.2 Mass production of public housing
2.3 Living machine with human touch
2.4 Public building – social conscience
2.5 Conclusion: “public” for the societal betterment
Chapter 3 Design Forces and Their Strategies
3.1 Large design companies
3.2 Chinese architects
3.3 From Shanghai to Hong Kong
3.4 Injecting new blood
3.5 Conclusion: filling the gap in the post-war reconstruction
Chapter 4 Government Control, Building Regulations and Their Implications
4.1 The origin of building control in Hong Kong
4.2 Control of density
4.3 The annoyance of small areas
4.4 Conclusion: making high density reasonable and effective
Part II Private Forces Command
Chapter 5 Serving the Middle Class – Private Housing and Shopping Mall
5.1 Emergence of Chinese developers
5.2 Large scale private residential estates
5.3 Living in the island
5.4 Shopping malls
5.5 Conclusion: settling down and quasi “public space”

Chapter 6 Rail Village and Mega-structure
6.1 Rail village
6.2 Experiment in the 1980s
6.3 Linking the rail villages
6.4 Conclusion: mega-structure as a solution
Chapter 7 Commercial to Global
7.1 Giving way to the commercial interests
7.2 Creating spectacles
7.3 Boosting confidence
7.4 Conclusion: architecture of globalization
Chapter 8 “Being Chinese in architecture” – the Growth of Local Architects
8.1 Masters since 1970
8.2 Generation of the 21st century
8.3 Conclusion: different directions
Part III Backward and Forward Vision
Chapter 9 Finding the Roots and Preserving Our Well-being
9.1 Defending “our harbor”
9.2 Two piers
9.3 Conserving heritage buildings
9.4 Green architecture
9.5 Conclusion: social and environmental sustainability
Chapter 10 Pursuing Excellence - Towards a Civic Architecture
10.1 Central library and design competition
10.2 West Kowloon Cultural District
10.3 Campus building
10.4 Usages of urban land: formal and informal
10.5 Conclusion: an architecture of civic society
Chapter 11 Conclusion: “Made in Hong Kong” Design
Chronology of Hong Kong Architecture: 1946-2015
Further Reading
Index
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读后感

Hong Kong, the third largest financial center blended of Chinese and Western culture in the world, presents a high density and busy development of architecture with unique characteristics. The city is crampy, chaotic but full of vitality. When walking down ...

"Well researched and refreshingly well structured, Charlie Xue's latest book comprehensively shows how Hong Kong's post-war urban architecture both tracks and symbolizes the former British colony's rise to success - a must read for architecture and culture ...  

"Well researched and refreshingly well structured, Charlie Xue's latest book comprehensively shows how Hong Kong's post-war urban architecture both tracks and symbolizes the former British colony's rise to success - a must read for architecture and culture ...  

"Well researched and refreshingly well structured, Charlie Xue's latest book comprehensively shows how Hong Kong's post-war urban architecture both tracks and symbolizes the former British colony's rise to success - a must read for architecture and culture ...  

"Well researched and refreshingly well structured, Charlie Xue's latest book comprehensively shows how Hong Kong's post-war urban architecture both tracks and symbolizes the former British colony's rise to success - a must read for architecture and culture ...  

用户评价

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我必须承认，这本书的深度远超我的预期，它像一把手术刀，精准地剖开了香港建筑在不同历史阶段的“病灶”与“奇迹”。我尤其着迷于书中对战后重建时期，那种“实用主义至上”的建筑美学的探讨。它不是宏大叙事，而是扎根于民生需求的具体实践。例如，书中对早期公共机构建筑如何平衡功能性与有限的财政预算的描述，展现了一种近乎苛刻的精打细算。接着，当时间轴推进到七八十年代，书中对垂直城市化进程的分析则展现了香港独有的“向上生长”的野心与焦虑。那些被密集度推向极致的住宅塔楼，其内部空间组织逻辑，简直是一门关于如何榨干每一寸空间的艺术。作者没有回避那些被诟病的“压迫感”，反而将其视为特定社会经济环境下的必然产物。而当谈及新千年后的建筑实践时，风格则陡然一变，变得更加注重国际视野和符号意义的构建，书中对几座标志性文化建筑的批判性评价，直指其在追求“世界级”形象时，是否牺牲了与本土环境的对话。整本书的论证结构严谨，引用了大量的官方文件和建筑师的私人访谈，使得结论具有极高的可信度，读完后，我对“香港制造”的建筑符号有了更为立体和矛盾的理解。

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