PRODUCING CULTURAL SPACE IN THE CHINESE CITIES: A CASE STUDY OF GRAND THEATERS IN SHANGHAIPRODUCING CULTURAL SPACE IN THE CHINESE CITIES: A CASE STUDY OF GRAND THEATERS IN SHANGHAI

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Journal of Architecture and Urbanism Pub Date : 2020-03-20 DOI:10.3846/jau.2020.10800

C. Xue, Cong Sun, Lujia Zhang

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Abstract

Following the rapid pace of urbanisation, Chinese cities have launched a new wave of large-scale infrastructure, including cultural building construction. From 1998 to 2015, more than 360 grand theaters were built together with libraries, museums and children’s palaces. The number of newly built theaters may have been more than the total sum built in Europe over the past 70 years. Through case studies of theaters built in Shanghai, this paper penetrates the phenomenon of the “heat of cultural buildings” and discovers the history, intentions and effects of these theaters on Chinese cities. Following on-site investigation of the city and theaters, the materials of theater building in China are presented. Theaters of various types are discussed in the framework of urban space, design language and consumerist culture. The authors find that the rapid growth of cultural facilities epitomises the ambition and strong implementation of Chinese (and Asian) governments in the wave of urbanisation and globalization.

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中国城市文化空间的生产——以上海大剧院为例

随着城市化的快速发展，中国城市掀起了新一轮大规模的基础设施建设浪潮，其中就包括文化建筑建设。从1998年到2015年，360多个大剧院与图书馆、博物馆和儿童宫一起建成。新建剧院的数量可能比过去70年欧洲新建剧院的总数还要多。本文通过对上海剧院的个案研究，透视“文化建筑热”现象，揭示这些剧院的历史、意图和对中国城市的影响。通过对城市和剧院的实地考察，介绍了中国剧院建筑的材料。在城市空间、设计语言和消费主义文化的框架下讨论了各种类型的剧院。作者发现，文化设施的快速增长体现了中国(和亚洲)政府在城市化和全球化浪潮中的雄心和强有力的实施。

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Journal of Architecture and Urbanism ARCHITECTURE-

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1.30

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14.30%

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15 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Architecture and Urbanism publishes original research on all aspects of urban architecture.