A LEGACY REBORN

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contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Homeland and Settled Land
1.1 Prelude: The Home and Fatherland of Lszle Hudec
1.2 The Expatriate Community on Columbia Circle
1.3 The Architect Hudec's Four "Homes" in Shanghai
13 Hart Road, Hudec's First Home in Shanghai
17 Lucerne Road, Hudec's Second Home in ShanghaL
22 Columbia Road, A Planned Home for The Hudec Family
The Hubertus Court on Great Western Road - Hudec's Fourth Home in
ShanghaL
1.4 Hudec's Dream House
Hudec's Last Home
Chapter 2 Memory and History
2.1 A Country Life at 57 Columbia Road
Hudec's Neighbours on Columbia Road.
The Columbia Road House and Municipal Drainage System
2.2 Architectural Drawings of 57 Columbia Road
Hudec and The Master Builders in Old Shanghai
2.3 Hudec's Residence after 1937
Shao Hsiu-shan
A Letter from a Previous Owner
Chapter 3 Restoration and Conservation
3.1 Traces of the Changing Columbia Circle
3.2 Rebirth of the Hudec Residence
3.3 Restoration of the Hudec Residence
Chapter 4 Culture and Inheritance
4.1 Hudec Memorial Hall
4.2 Interview with the Investor of the Hudec Residence
Restoration Project
Author's Afterword
Appendices
Appendix I Major Milestones in the Conservation and Restoration
of the Hudec Residence at 129 Panyu Road
Appendix II Lcszle Hudec Timeline
Appendix III An Incomplete List of Lszle Hudec's
Architectural Works
Bibliography
Calling for Further Information
Acknowledgements
The Editor's Afterword