The Postcolonial Condition of Architecture in Asia

A Lead from Display-ness

af Francis Chia-Hui Lin

This book provides a bidirectional investigation of AsiaΓÇÖs 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 ΓÇ£common divisorΓÇ¥ are integrated with readings of this Asian imagery. Such a common divisor is conditioned to AsiaΓÇÖs phenomenal postcolonial subjectivation and showcases AsiaΓÇÖs unique character. This book contends that the postcolonial condition of arch... (Læs mere)