Foreword I Foreword II Foreword III 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 ShanghaL22 Columbia Road, A Planned Home for The Hudec FamilyThe Hubertus Court on Great Western Road - Hudec's Fourth Home inShanghaL1.4 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 ResidenceRestoration Project Author's Afterword Appendices Appendix I Major Milestones in the Conservation and Restorationof the Hudec Residence at 129 Panyu Road Appendix II Lcszle Hudec Timeline Appendix III An Incomplete List of Lszle Hudec'sArchitectural Works Bibliography Calling for Further Information Acknowledgements The Editor's Afterword