Vimalin Rujivacharakul, H. Hazel Han, Ken Tadashi Oshima and Peter Christensen (eds.), Architecturalized Asia. Mapping a Continent through History

How and when did the term “Asia” originate in the Western world, and did it affect the perception of the built environment? From the fields of history and architecture the book tackles the spatial and ideological formation of Asia in relation to its architecture, with the help of cartography, urban and architectural projects and further visual narratives. The book, which has 13 chapters divided into three sections, evolved from two international symposia, in 2010 and 2011. The first of the t..