Future Asian Space: Projecting the Urban Space of New East Asia

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v Contents List of Illustrations and Tables Introduction Future Asian Space Limin Hee and Zdravko Trivić, with Erwin Viray and Davisi Boontharm I. THE SEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING OF NEW ASIAN SPACE Chapter 1 Exporting China: Urbanism, Ideologies and Case Studies of New Urban China Laurence Wie-Wu Liauw Chapter 2 Cities on the Move: East Asian Cities and a Critical N eo-Modernity C.J.W.-L. Wee Chapter 3 The Paradox of Public Space in the Korean Metropolis Sung Hong Kim II. CREATION AND RE-CREATION OF ASIAN SPACE AND CULTURE Chapter 4 Inscriptions of Change in Singapore’s Streetscapes: From “New Economy” to “Cultural Economy” in Telok Ayer Thomas Hutton Chapter 5 The Idea of Creative Reuse Urbanism — The Roles of Local Creativities in Culturally Sustainable Place-Making: Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore Davisi Boontharm Chapter 6 Shanghai’s Art Factories as Generators of Urban Revitalization Limin Hee and Nanxi Su III. PRACTICES IN ASIAN SPACE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Chapter 7 A Neighborhood in Singapore: Ordinary People’s Lives “Downstairs” Ah Eng Lai Chapter 8 Site, Situation, Spectator: Encountering History through Site-Responsive Practices Lilian Chee Chapter 9 The Greatness of Small Darko Radović Chapter 10 “Fibercity” — Designing for Shrinkage Hidetoshi Ohno Bibliography Contributors Index vii xiii 3 19 31 43 73 89 115 139 171 191 207 211 159 ...