二十一世紀前後，亞洲經濟蓬勃而快速成長，中國與印度崛起為全球巨大經濟體； 亞洲文化的特質也正急速竄紅，亞洲海洋區域節點都會的「都市性」(urbanity)演變以及其所帶動的鄉鎮腹地的變化，成為世界文明史不可忽視的一環，它們混合了複雜的人種、特殊的歷史與文化、獨特的地理狀況、以及現代化過程。 建築專業者勢必參與到這亞洲興起的新浪潮中，所以必須了解亞洲、並建構亞洲都市論觀點。

本課程探討對象皆為各所在國的龍頭城市、全球經濟金融文化與消費流行節點，著重城市建築(the architecture of the city)、都市型態學(Typo-morphology)、都會研究的分析討論。 本學期課程聚焦在亞洲華人城市---香港、上海與台北，東北亞的北京、東京與漢城，東南亞的曼谷、新加坡與南亞的孟買，它們是東亞地中海至印度洋海域中的重要都會，歷經十六世紀以來歐洲勢力東漸、亞洲內部劇變的歷史，也在世界史(特指現代史)中扮演特殊的門戶角色。

本學期課程也規劃亞洲外的案例比較部分(如紐約)，希望透過比較以獲得對亞洲城市更深入了解，另外也加入二十世紀後快速崛起的新興都會---深圳與杜拜---的觀察，因此預期提供較寬廣的亞洲視野(對個別城市較不專精深入)，並在課堂進行過程與同學共同思考亞洲城市特質及其時代角色等議題。

本課程將以課堂講授與同學報告為主，以上述四個華人城市為對象，從19世紀到當今發展歷程，分階段/選樣區案例作分組探討與發表報告。

Around the 21st century, Asia's economy flourished and rapidly grew, and China and India rose to become a huge global economy; the characteristics of Asian culture are also rapidly red, and the "urbanity" evolution of the Asian maritime areas and the changes in the hinterland of the town it has led have become a circle that cannot be ignored in the history of world civilization. They mix complex human species, special history and culture, unique geographical conditions, and modernization processes. Architectural professionals must participate in the new wave of rising Asia, so they must understand and build Asian urban views.

The subjects of this course are all about the dragon cities in their respective countries, global economic and financial culture and consumption trends, focusing on the analysis and discussion of urban architecture (the architecture of the city), urban morphology (Typo-morphology), and metropolitan research. This course focuses on Asian Chinese cities - Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei, Beijing, Tokyo and Hancheng in Northeast Asia, Bangkok in Southeast Asia, Singapore and Bangkok in South Asia. They are important cities in the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean. They have changed the history of the internal dramas of the European power and Asia since the 16th century, and also play a special role in world history (specifically modern history).

This course also plans a more comprehensive case study outside Asia (such as New York), hoping to gain a deeper understanding of Asian cities through comparisons, and also join the observation of Shenzhen and Dubai, a fast-rise newcomers after the 20th century. Therefore, it is expected to provide a broader Asian vision (not more sophisticated and in-depth for individual cities), and to conduct a process in the classroom and think about the characteristics of Asian cities and their contemporary roles with classmates.

This course will focus on class lectures and students' reports, and use the above four Chinese cities as the target. From the 19th century to the current development process, we will conduct sub-segment discussions and report on stage/selected areas.

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