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From Courtyard House to Block Apartment

From Courtyard House to Block Apartment

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FROM COURTYARD HOUSE TO BLOCK APARTMENT looks at the abrupt transition from traditional to modern housing on Taiwan, home to 19 million Chinese.

A rural clan celebrating the coming of autumn provides a glimpse of the courtyard way of life that is nearing extinction in urban areas. The courtyard house is giving way to Western style block apartments as the rapid industrialization of the last two decades has disrupted traditional patterns of living and housing.

FROM COURTYARD HOUSE TO BLOCK APARTMENT examines the reasons for these changes and how the Chinese have adjusted to new patterns of form and space.