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TRANSFERRING POSTMODERNISM TO CHINA: A PRODUCTIVE MISUNDERSTANDING
Of the various architectural theories introduced from the West in the 1980s, Postmodernism made a particularly striking impact in China and enjoyed remarkable popularity. Attracting both a high level of interest and considerable criticism, it profoundly affected Chinese architectural discourse and practice. This article examines how Postmodernist publications were transferred into Chinese in a totally decontextualised way. The translations of the work of Jencks and others were based upon some misunderstandings. Nevertheless, they helped, in an oblique way, to overcome the awkwardness of the revivalist style and function as a “tactic” in the maturation process of Chinese architecture, which has slowly come into its own as a complicated way of dealing with traditions, materials, construction techniques, ideological obsessions and architectural logic.
TRANSFERRING POSTMODERNISM TO CHINA: A PRODUCTIVE MISUNDERSTANDING
Of the various architectural theories introduced from the West in the 1980s, Postmodernism made a particularly striking impact in China and enjoyed remarkable popularity. Attracting both a high level of interest and considerable criticism, it profoundly affected Chinese architectural discourse and practice. This article examines how Postmodernist publications were transferred into Chinese in a totally decontextualised way. The translations of the work of Jencks and others were based upon some misunderstandings. Nevertheless, they helped, in an oblique way, to overcome the awkwardness of the revivalist style and function as a “tactic” in the maturation process of Chinese architecture, which has slowly come into its own as a complicated way of dealing with traditions, materials, construction techniques, ideological obsessions and architectural logic.
TRANSFERRING POSTMODERNISM TO CHINA: A PRODUCTIVE MISUNDERSTANDING
Wang, Ying (author) / Heynen, Hilde (author)
Architectural Theory Review ; 22 ; 338-363
2018-09-02
26 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
1980s China , Jencks , Postmodernism , style , translation
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