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Xiang Lab
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A lab that reads the history of modern architecture, housing, and the formation of cities.
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Tracing the history of modern architecture and cities
Assistant Professor Xiang studies the history of modern architecture and modern housing, as well as urban history and the formation of cities.
The main subject is the relationship between modernization under colonial rule and architecture and cities in East Asia in the first half of the 20th century.
Focusing on Dalian in northeastern China, the lab investigates suburban residential areas, housing reform, mixed-use buildings that include apartments, and the activities of architects.
The lab also conducts field surveys in former suburban residential areas of Dalian.
Key terms
- Suburban residential area
- A residential area planned and developed for housing on the outskirts of a city, away from the center
- Housing reform
- Efforts to rethink and improve the layouts and facilities of homes in order to make them more hygienic and easier to use
- Mixed-use building
- A building that combines several uses, such as shops, offices, and housing, in a single structure
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The lab studies the history of modern architecture and modern housing, as well as urban history and urban formation. Focusing on Dalian in the first half of the 20th century, it investigates suburban residential areas, housing reform, mixed-use buildings that include apartments, and the activities of architects.
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- Assistant ProfessorYilang Xiang
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “19th and early 20th century architecture from Calle Fortaleza, Old San Juan 1” Ligocsicnarf89 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Suburban Residential Areas in Dalian in the 1920s: “Villavicencio House2” Eric Jam / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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