Grand Theater Urbanism: Chinese Cities in the 21st Century

Dr. Charlie Q. L. Xue has taught architecture at Shanghai Jiaotong University; the University of Texas, USA; and City University of Hong Kong. An award-winning architect and writer, he has published 12 books, including Building a Revolution: Chinese Architecture since 1980 (HKU Press, 2006), Hong Kong Architecture 1945-2015: From Colonial to Global (Springer, 2016), and A History of Design Institutes in China (with Guanghui Ding, Routledge, 2018), and research papers in international refereed journals such as The Journal of Architecture, Urban Design International, Habitat International, and Cities. Xue’s research focuses on modern architecture in China and design strategies for high-density environments.