Towards international: China-aided stadiums in the developing world

Wei Chang; Charlie Q.L. Xue

doi:10.1016/j.foar.2019.05.007

Towards international: China-aided stadiums in the developing world

Wei Chang^*
, Charlie Q.L. Xue

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

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Abstract

Foreign aid is a form of international relationship between countries. Building projects are a major form of foreign aid. In the past 60 years, China has constructed over 1400 buildings in the developing world, and many of them are stadiums. This study explores how China exported its overseas-aided stadiums in the developing world and considers the importance of these buildings from an architectural perspective. Through an examination of first-hand materials, this study explains the historic vicissitude of China-aided stadium architecture, analyzes the architectural features of these buildings, and presents case studies of representative examples from each historic stage. The investigation of these buildings from three periods in the 20th and 21st centuries fills a gap in the study of Chinese architecture and modern architectural history.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	604-619
Journal	Frontiers of Architectural Research
Volume	8
Issue number	4
Online published	16 Jul 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2019.05.007
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019

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Architectural design
China's aid
Developing world
Stadiums

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