by Michèle Pirazzoli-t Serstevens · TBS The Book Service Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780356038537
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«Living Architecture: Chinese» is Michèle Pirazzoli-t Serstevens's essay on Chinese architecture, in hardcover (191 pages, in English).
The book surveys Chinese architecture through buildings and monuments photographed expressly to show their contemporary appearance. The text describes the distinctive features of this building tradition and comments on formal and material solutions, aided by an extensive black-and-white photographic report.
Translation of the original French 'Chine' by Robert Allen, with research by Nicholas Bouvier and Denise Blum. Published in 1972 in the Living Architecture series. Includes bibliography.
For enthusiasts of Chinese architecture and Asian art history seeking a visual approach to this tradition.
