Gift Complexes. Hybridizing Extra-State Architecture

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 4
3. Images 6
4. Introduction
5. Foreword 12
6. Building the New Silk Roads 16
7. The BRI before the BRI: China’s Architectural Aid and International Engagement 24
8. I. The Architecture of the Belt and Road Initiative: A New Architectural Order?
9. Gift Complexes. Hybridizing Extra-State Architecture 36
10. Worlds of Special Rules. Architecture between Humans and Data-Driven Machines 44
11. Mass Housing Enclaves. Between Standard Forms and Local Conditions 50
12. Super Gathering Places. Meeting in between Architecture 58
13. A Visual Tour of the BRI: Photographic Reportages 67
14. II. Architectural Guide to the Belt and Road Initiative
15. Gift Complexes. Hybridizing Extra-State Architecture 97
16. Worlds of Special Rules. Architecture between Humans and Data-Driven Machines 129
17. Mass Housing Enclaves. Between Standard Forms and Local Conditions 161
18. Super Gathering Places. Meeting in between Architecture 193
19. Appendix
20. Bibliography 224
21. Illustration Credits 227
22. Outlook 228
23. Acknowledgments 229
24. About the Authors 230