The book introduces innovative teaching practices and methods with a critical focus on understanding and interpreting Chinese cities as a rich context. It highlights the advantages of interdisciplinary teaching in creating new learning experiences for students. Additionally, the book provides thorough mapping of the applied methods across disciplines and offers deeper reflections on the emerging pedagogy.
1. Introduction: Documenting Chinese Cities.- 2. Re-embodying People and
Society in City-Based Teaching.- 3. Architecture as Media and Cities
Represented in Media: Synthesizing Disciplines in Research-Led Teaching
Projects.- 4. Integrating Concept with Interpretation: A Place-Based Thematic
Instruction on Architecture Criticism.- 5. Chinese Cities and
Interdisciplinary Teaching.
Jiawen Han, PhD & Associate Professor in Architecture, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.
Xianwen Kuang, PhD & Associate Professor in Journalism, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.
Guanghui Ding, PhD in Architecture, Independent Researcher.
