Chinese landscape architect known for ‘sponge cities’ among 4 killed in Brazil plane crash - Yu Konjian was shooting for a ...

Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years tells the dramatic story of the transformation of Chinese architecture from a predominantly modular, timber-frame, single-story building system with ceramic tile ...

When I first set foot in China in 1994, reform leader Deng Xiaoping's proclamation that “to get rich is glorious” had already ignited a genuine revolution, albeit a capitalist one. Development was ...

Chinese landscape architect Yu Kongjian, who was also dean and professor at Peking University's College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, died in a plane crash on Tuesday in the Brazilian ...

It has been three years since Di Du moved to Paris, and she continues to take inspiration from her new homeland and delve ...

Introduction: Beyond the forbidden city; Genesis of Chinese buildings and cities; Architecture of the First Emperor and his predecessors; Han architecture; And age of turmoil: three kingdoms, two jins ...

Though architectural history courses and texts now feature prehistoric, native, and non-Western architecture, as a rule, time spent on the rich, longstanding tradition of East Asian building arts is ...

Brazilian authorities say a small aircraft has crashed in Brazil, killing four people including distinguished Chinese architect and urbanist Yu Kongjian ...