Housing Fitting Economic Transition: Three Case Studies in Shenzhen and Shanghai

China’s economy is developing very quickly. Shanghai and Shenzhen, the most vigorous cities, are progressing from a planned economy to a market economy. Their economies are progressing from a comparatively well-off condition to a wealthy condition. Housing facilities are crossing or will cross over from the former condition of “no car, no elevator” to a newer condition of “cars in the family” and “elevators in multi-storey housing.” How can Chinese architects do their job for varied types of housing to fit this transitional situation?

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.Intl.1995.82

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John K. Edwards