The emerging Asian city: concomitant urbanities and urbanisms

Introduction: Framing the Asian City Vinayak Bharne  Part 1: Traditions  1. Anointed Cities: The Sacred Urbanism of Hindu India  Vinayak Bharne  2. Cultivating Cultural Memory: Observing Ethnic Transitions in Inner Mongolia Eric Schuldenfrei  3. The Paradise Between Two Worlds: Re-reading Taj Mahal and its Environs  Vinayak Bharne  4. Vernacular Shifts: Observing Dwelling Patterns in Anatolian Turkey Vic Liptak 5. Axes and Alleyways: The Tradition of Duality in Historic Korean Cities Pilwon Han  6. The Cultural Construction of Surakarta, Java Robert Cowherd  7. The New Old City: Nostalgia & Change in Historic Damascus Christa Salamandra  8. The Death & Life of Traditional Aquatic Settlements in Central Thailand Kasama Polakit Part 2: Tensions  9. Tensions Manifested: Reading the Viceroy\'s House in New Delhi Aseem Inam  10. Macau Paradox: Post-Colonial Portuguese-Chinese Urban Manifestations Marisa Yiu  11. Le Corbusier\'s Ruin: The Changing Face of Chandigarh\'s Capitol Vinayak Bharne  12. High Dreams and Stark Realities: Reading Islamabad Noman Ahmed & Hanif Daud  13. An (Almost) All American City: The Vision & Legacy of the Tehran Comprehensive Plan Vesta Nareh Zareh  14. The Dilemmas of Conservation & Reconstruction in Beiruit Aseel Sawalha  15. Manifesting Democracy: Public Space and the Search for Identity in Post-War Japan Vinayak Bharne  16. Post-Colonial Subconscious: Observing Mega-projects in south-east Asia Abidin Kusno  Part 3: Transformations 17. Global Architecture and Ethnic Enclaves: Reading Kuala Lumpur\'s City Centre Mari Fujita  18. Making Way for a Global Metropolis: Mumbai\'s Rapidly Transforming Informal Sector Manish Chalana  19. From Handshake Buildings to Golf Villa Estates: How the \"Flash Cities\" of Manchaster & Shenzhen Came of Age Nick Roberts  20. The Culture of Compactness: Dimensions of Density in Hong Kong Peter Cookson Smith  21. Building Utopias: China\'s Emerging New Town Movement Zhong-jie Lin  22. Vertical Urbanism, Horizontal Urbanity: Notes from South-East Asia Jeff Hou  23. Museums as Catalysts: Abu Dhabi\'s Emerging Cultural District Seth Thompson  24. The \"Dubai Effect\": The Gulf, the Art World & Globalization Brettany Shannon Epilogue: Engaging the Asian City  Vinayak Bharne & Aseem Inam