Rewritten and edited vision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Nottingham, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-225) and index.

Theoretical and Historical Contexts. Preliminary Reflections on the Critical Practice of Architecture -- A Historical Sketch of Modern Architecture in Twentieth-century China -- Case Study. The History and Programme of the Journal Time + Architecture -- Experimental Architecture as a Critical Discourse -- The Search for a Critical Architecture in the Urban Process -- A Critical Assessment. Towards a Dialectical Interpretation of Criticality -- Conclusion: The Intermediate Criticality.