This title features 20 houses and five commercial spaces. It provides unique examination of modern Chinese styles in a single city. This book presents typical Chinese elements in modern design, specifically as applied in Shanghai. The fusion of traditional elements with modern styles is seen to great effect in these attractive, elegant and practical buildings, many boasting such lovely names as 'Art Scene in a Lane', 'Butterfly's Old Residence' and 'Living in Another World'. AUTHOR: John Liu, professor of art history at the Beijing University. He is a famous specialist in traditional Chinese art, and participates in a lot of publications about the use of the traditional Chinese style in the modern design of furniture and home interiors.
