How Long to Read Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China

How Long Does it Take to Read Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 55 minutes to read Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China by Peter G. Rowe

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Description

A study of traditional and modernist attitudes toward architecture in China from the 1840s to the present. Built around snatches of discussion overheard in a Beijing design studio, this book explores attitudes toward architecture in China since the opening of the Treaty Ports in the 1840s. Central to the discussion are the concepts of ti and yong, or "essence" and "form," Chinese characters that are used to define the proper arrangement of what should be considered modern and essentially Chinese. Ti and yong have gone through various transformations--for example, from "Chinese learning for...

How long is Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China?

Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China by Peter G. Rowe is 287 pages long, and a total of 73,759 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 43 minutes to read Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China aloud.

What Reading Level is Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China?

Architectural Encounters with Essence and Form in Modern China is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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