Contemporary architecture in Beijing

after futurism, a return to authenticity

Authors

  • Maria José de Freitas CEO AETECNET, ICOMOS-ISCSBH, Universidade de Coimbra, Asian Academy Heritage Management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34624/ro.v0i4.40136

Keywords:

Contemporary architecture, Beijing, Weird-architecture, Authenticity, Sense-of-place

Abstract

To address the issue of architecture in China and its spatial configuration, I will discuss architecture in general on the greater Chinese continent, since analysis must currently be carried out on a multidimensional scale, such is the breadth of communication, continuity and interface that runs through it. This essay argues that as a result of the exchange of information and the synergies created, new architectural objects are visible throughout the country, where diverse experiences follow one another, multiply, intersect and enhance one another. Recent years of architectural production in China, particularly in Beijing, have been permeable to Western influences in the era of globalization. However, recently, there has been a change that finds its main motivation in authenticity.

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Published

2025-05-28

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