Stadiums have been one of China’s most well-known and influential foreign aid projects that attract considerable attention.After 2000,a series of reforms in China’s foreign aid generated significant influences on th...Stadiums have been one of China’s most well-known and influential foreign aid projects that attract considerable attention.After 2000,a series of reforms in China’s foreign aid generated significant influences on the designs of China’s foreign-aided buildings,especially on large constructions such as stadiums.The authors aim to explore the development of China’s foreign-aided stadiums after 2000 and analyze the influential aspects on the design processes.Critical regionalism for ingratiation is identified as the main architectural feature.The study is conducted through a detailed analysis of the foreign aid mechanism,case projects,first-hand materials,and interviews with Chinese architects involved.The authors consider these stadiums to represent a unique critical regionalism with cultural and climate elements embedded.It can be regarded as a considerable supplement to the current scholarship on Chinese contemporary architecture and Chinese sports buildings.展开更多
基金supported by the Scientific Research Project of Tangshan Normal University(20253125062)the Social Science Fund of Hebei Province(HB23YS016)the Hebei Province Social Science Federation Fund(20230204059).
文摘Stadiums have been one of China’s most well-known and influential foreign aid projects that attract considerable attention.After 2000,a series of reforms in China’s foreign aid generated significant influences on the designs of China’s foreign-aided buildings,especially on large constructions such as stadiums.The authors aim to explore the development of China’s foreign-aided stadiums after 2000 and analyze the influential aspects on the design processes.Critical regionalism for ingratiation is identified as the main architectural feature.The study is conducted through a detailed analysis of the foreign aid mechanism,case projects,first-hand materials,and interviews with Chinese architects involved.The authors consider these stadiums to represent a unique critical regionalism with cultural and climate elements embedded.It can be regarded as a considerable supplement to the current scholarship on Chinese contemporary architecture and Chinese sports buildings.
