Description
Book SynopsisTong Jun was an outstanding architect and architectural educator in contemporary China. He was widely considered an all-round talent in theory, creation, writing and painting in Chinese architecture. He had a deep foundation in ancient Chinese literature, and studied Chinese classical poetry since childhood. While studying at the University of Pennsylvania, he won many awards in the national architectural student design competition. He has left behind many works and manuscripts on landscape, architecture, and architecture history, sculpture history, and painting history that have enlightened and educated many generations. However, there are few records about him. This book recollects the last 20 years of his life, and introduces the reader to the very real and vivid practitioner that was Tong Jun.
Table of ContentsChapter One: “Out Out Brief Candle” Chapter Two: The Chime Clock Chapter Three: A Last Visit to Qinghua Chapter Four: Revered Friend Yang Tingbao Chapter Five: Eyes Like a Camera Chapter Six: A Remembrance of Liang Sicheng for Wilma Fairbank Chapter Seven: Are You Still Alive? Chapter Eight: A Reunion of Three Brothers Chapter Nine: Under a Blistering Sun Chapter Ten: A Little Page Boy Chapter Eleven: Jiang Nan Yuan Lin Zhi Afterword
