The postcolonial condition of architecture in Asia : a lead from display-ness /

This book provides a bidirectional investigation of Asia's spatiotemporality by asking how Asia is located and how localities are Asianized. Historical and theoretical inquiries into architecture and urbanism in order to trace a notional "common divisor" are integrated with readings o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lin, Francis Chia-Hui (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022].
Subjects:	Architecture > Asia > Philosophy. Identity (Psychology) in architecture > Asia. Place (Philosophy) in architecture > Asia.

Table of Contents:

The Muséal Display: Sir, Do Not Touch the Glass
The Philosophy of History: Asia's Formalistic Quotation
Built Heritage Conservation Theories: From Sleeping Beauty to Men in Black
Colony Architecture Revisited: Who Does Who and Who Is Who?
Un-Writing Asian Urbanism: Unexpectedness and Under-Theorization Reversed
Musealization of the Asian Built Environment: Contained Iconology and Iconomy
Conclusion: Decontextualisation and Recontextualisation of Asian Architectural Theory.