The Chinese Piazza - A Study of Public Space in China

   

Research project on the issues of urban design and the Chinese idea of public space. Following observations while in Italy of piazze and other forms of public space, this research project sought to see in what ways the Chinese organize (or don't organize) their own nation's public spaces. Reseach was completed while in China in the summer of 2004 in cities ranging from Macau and Hong Kong in the south to Beijing in the north.

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