Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐

Abstract This study aims to grasp the process of modernization in rural China during a period of social transformation that saw the overlapping of Communism and Modernism. Founded in 1958, Weixing Commune was the first funded People's Commune and a group of architectural professionals participa...

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Main Authors: Fei Yu, Norihito Nakatani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Japan Architectural Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12168
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spelling doaj-688f510153fd46f5844ad930480d34c32021-05-02T18:23:53ZengWileyJapan Architectural Review2475-88762020-10-013454255110.1002/2475-8876.12168Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐Fei Yu0Norihito Nakatani1Department of Architecture Faculty of Science and Engineering Waseda University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Architecture Faculty of Science and Engineering Waseda University Tokyo JapanAbstract This study aims to grasp the process of modernization in rural China during a period of social transformation that saw the overlapping of Communism and Modernism. Founded in 1958, Weixing Commune was the first funded People's Commune and a group of architectural professionals participated in its design. The analysis of the concept and planning method of Weixing commune clearly indicates that, when facing the task of designing the commune in the 1950s under the communist ideology, the design group tried to adapt the concept of modern urban planning from the west.https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12168communismmaster planningmodernismpeople's communerural China
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Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐
Japan Architectural Review
communism
master planning
modernism
people's commune
rural China
author_facet Fei Yu
Norihito Nakatani
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title Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐
title_short Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐
title_full Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐
title_fullStr Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐
title_full_unstemmed Methodology of master planning in the design of People's Commune‐Case study on the plan of Weixing Commune, Suiping County, Zhumadian City, Henan Province‐
title_sort methodology of master planning in the design of people's commune‐case study on the plan of weixing commune, suiping county, zhumadian city, henan province‐
publisher Wiley
series Japan Architectural Review
issn 2475-8876
publishDate 2020-10-01
description Abstract This study aims to grasp the process of modernization in rural China during a period of social transformation that saw the overlapping of Communism and Modernism. Founded in 1958, Weixing Commune was the first funded People's Commune and a group of architectural professionals participated in its design. The analysis of the concept and planning method of Weixing commune clearly indicates that, when facing the task of designing the commune in the 1950s under the communist ideology, the design group tried to adapt the concept of modern urban planning from the west.
topic communism
master planning
modernism
people's commune
rural China
url https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12168
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