1st Edition
Hans Scharoun and China The East Asian Depth of Neues Bauen
By Liyang Ding
Copyright 2025
246 Pages
107 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
107 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
107 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book presents the first systematic overview and analysis of the deep connection between Scharoun and China, offering insights into East-West cultural exchange and enriching existing understandings of modernism.
The German architect Hans Scharoun has typically been pigeonholed as a leading figure in “expressionist” architecture. As this book shows, however, this understanding oversimplifies... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Neues Bauen 3. Early Encounter 4. The Chinese Werkbund 5. Hans Scharoun’s Postwar Urban Planning 6. Hans Scharoun’s Volksschule Darmstadt 7. Hans Scharoun’s Theaters and Concert Halls 8. Epilogue
Biography
Liyang Ding is an architect, teacher, and architectural historian. He is Assistant Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture at Marywood University. His research revolves around the intersection of architectural representation, a revisionist interpretation of modernism, and the cross-cultural exchange of architecture and urban culture during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Germany, China, and the United States.
