Abstract

A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Futureexamines the impact of Chinese philosophy on China's historic structures, as well as on modern Chinese urban aesthetics and architectural forms. For architecture in China moving forward, author David Wang posits a theory, the New Virtualism, which links current trends in computational design with long-standing Chinese philosophical themes. The book also assesses twentieth century Chinese architecture through the lenses of positivism, consciousness, and linguistics. Illustrated with over 70 black and white images, this book establishes philosophical baselines for assessing architectural developments in China, past, present and future.