Islands in the Ocean

Authors

  • Elena Bagina Institute of Construction of Ural Federal University named after B. N. Yeltsin (Yekaterinburg)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.54.1253

Published

2017-12-26

Issue

No. 54 (2017): eastwest

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Islands in the Ocean. (2017). Project Baikal, 14(54), 72-80. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.54.1253

Keywords:

China, tradition, Western architecture, islands of traditional architecture, globalization, breach of cultural tradition.

Abstract

Today’s China is an outpost of modern western architecture. All famous architects and firms build here. Having lost their historical context, the objects of traditional Chinese architecture become islands in the ocean of new development. Their destiny is controversial. Architectural masterpieces are perceived in a superficial manner not only by tourists, but also by local people. The link of times that used to be cherished in Chinese culture is being broken today.

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Rappaport, A. (2006). China as anticipation. Project Baikal, 3(10), 17-18. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.10.517.507