TY - BOOK ID - 77894281 TI - Chang'an Avenue and the modernization of Chinese architecture PY - 2013 SN - 0295804483 9780295804484 9780295992136 0295992131 PB - Seattle DB - UniCat KW - HISTORY / Asia / China. KW - ART / Asian. KW - ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning. KW - Architecture and state KW - City planning KW - Symbolism in architecture KW - State and architecture KW - Cities and towns KW - Civic planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Model cities KW - Redevelopment, Urban KW - Slum clearance KW - Town planning KW - Urban design KW - Urban development KW - Urban planning KW - Land use KW - Planning KW - Art, Municipal KW - Civic improvement KW - Regional planning KW - Urban policy KW - Urban renewal KW - Architectural symbolism KW - Signs and symbols in architecture KW - Architecture KW - Government policy KW - Management KW - Beijing (China) KW - Chang'an Jie (Beijing, China) KW - Beijing Shi (China) KW - Begejing (China) KW - Begejing Qota (China) KW - Bėėzhin (China) KW - Бээжин (China) KW - Peiping (China) KW - Peping (China) KW - Pekin (China) KW - Pei-ching shih (China) KW - Pei-pʻing shih (China) KW - Peking (China) KW - Pukkyŏng (China) KW - Beijing Municipality (China) KW - Bei Jing Shi (China) KW - Pei-ching (China) KW - Pechino (China) KW - Pequim (China) KW - Peiping Municipal Administrative Area (China) KW - Peiping Municipality (China) KW - Peking Municipality (China) KW - Bījīn (China) KW - Dadu (China) KW - Daidu (China) KW - 北京 (China) KW - Beiping Tebieshi zheng fu KW - Beiping Shi zheng fu KW - Beiping Shi di fang wei chi hui KW - Beijing di fang wei chi hui KW - Beijing Tebieshi zheng fu KW - Beijing Tebieshi gong shu KW - Beijing Shi ren min zheng fu KW - Beijing Shi ren min wei yuan hui KW - Beijing Shi ge ming wei yuan hui KW - Chang'an Avenue (Beijing, China) KW - Chang'an Boulevard (Beijing, China) KW - Long Peace Avenue (Beijing, China) KW - Buildings, structures, etc. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77894281 AB - "In this interdisciplinary narrative, the never-ending "completion" of China's most important street offers a broad view of the relationship between art and ideology in modern China. Chang'an Avenue, named after China's ancient capital (whose name means "Eternal Peace"), is supremely symbolic. Running east-west through the centuries-old heart of Beijing, it intersects the powerful north-south axis that links the traditional centers of political and spiritual legitimacy (the imperial Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven). Among its best-known features are Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, as well as numerous other monuments and prominent political, cultural, financial, and travel-related institutions. Drawing on Chang'an Avenue's historic ties and modern transformations, this study explores the deep structure of the Chinese modernization project, providing both a big picture of Beijing's urban texture alteration and details in the design process of individual buildings.Political winds shift, architectural styles change, and technological innovations influence waves of demolition and reconstruction in this analysis of Chang'an Avenue's metamorphosis. During collective design processes, architects, urban planners, and politicians argue about form, function, and theory, and about Chinese vs. Western and traditional vs. modern style. Every decision is fraught with political significance, from the 1950s debate over whether Tiananmen Square should be open or partially closed; to the 1970s discussion of the proper location, scale, and design of the Mao Memorial/Mausoleum; to the more recent controversy over whether the egg-shaped National Theater, designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, is an affront to Chinese national pride.Shuishan Yu is associate professor of art history at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan."-- ER -