The Postcolonial Condition of Architecture in Asia

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The Postcolonial Condition of Architecture in Asia

Author	: Francis Chia-Hui Lin
File Size	: 51,8 Mb
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Language	: English
Release Date	: 16 February 2022
ISBN	: 9781793614049
Pages	: 239 pages

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This book provides a bidirectional investigation of Asia’s spatiotemporality by asking how Asia is located and how localities are Asianized. The author examines “display-ness” as a theoretical common divisor and argues that Asia’s architectural and urban spectacle is as meaningful and significant as an indicator of Asia’s postcolonial condition.

The Postcolonial Condition of Architecture in Asia by Francis Chia-Hui Lin

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