Moderate Prosperity
Why the Chinese Model Works
Published on 3. June 2026
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-914414-92-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the interplay of contemporary urban development and the rapidly flourishing e-commerce sector in China, with the aim of achieving 'moderate prosperity' - an efficient and eco-friendly model for its economy and society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-914414-92-3 (9781914414923)
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Stephan Petermann holds a Master's degree in the History of Architecture and the Theory of Building Preservation from the University of Utrecht (2001-2007) and studied Architecture at the Technical University of Eindhoven (2001-2005). He worked for architecture magazine VOLUME in 2005 and joined OMA in 2006 assisting OMA's founder Rem Koolhaas with lectures, texts and research. He was one of the associates in charge of Koolhaas' Fundamentals' Architecture Biennale in Venice in 2014, where he coordinated the 65 national pavilions and was one of the principals working on the 'Elements of Architecture' exhibition and publication. He was a VELUX guest professor at the Arkitektskolen in Aarhus, Denmark in the Summer/Fall of 2016 creating a new student-driven temporary research consultancy about the history and future of the office. He is currently working on two research projects: one about the metabolism of workspaces with the Ohio State University, the other on the future of the countryside in collaboration with Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Chinese Academy for Fine Arts.