Category Archives: Architecture
Shenzhen Surging: Yabao Hi-Tech Park by 10 Design
Shenzhen, China’s experimental Special Economic Zone, is often derided for its lack of history and culture. This is in no small partView full post »
Politicizing the Pritzker
Ningbo History Museum by architect Wang Shu Last month, this year’s Pritzker Prize (architecture’s highest honor) was awardedView full post »
An Architect’s Guide to Working in China
A few months ago I read a piece from Bloomberg discussing Frank Gehry’s decision to ‘turn to Asia for architecture projects asView full post »
On Poor Quality: Corruption and Construction in China
As someone who works in the building industry in China, I am often asked why the quality of construction of most new buildings is so poor.View full post »
Guangzhou’s New Central Business District: Zhujiang New Town
Guangzhou’s New CBD (highlighted in red) sits north of the Pearl River and east of the Old City in what not long ago was agriculturalView full post »
Deindustrializing Beijing: Images from the Decommissioned China National Steel Factory
Beijing’s poor air quality is a well-documented phenomenon, yet what is often not considered is the fact is that the municipalityView full post »
Speculation: China’s Proposed Eco-Cities
A piece I wrote about China’s proposed eco-cities appeared recently in the inaugural issue of Dwell Asia magazine. The articleView full post »
9/11, China and the Enduring Symbolic Power of the Skyscraper
1 World Trade Center Rising in Lower Manhattan Now that it has been about a month since the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in theView full post »
Go West Project at the Chengdu Biennale
I had the privilege of sitting in on a round-table discussion led by the ‘Go West Project‘ at the Chengdu Biennale this pastView full post »
The Guangzhou Opera House: An Architectural Review
A few months ago I visited the recently opened Guangzhou Opera House, designed by renowned British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. The projectView full post »
Smith + Gill Win Competition to Design Greenland Center in Wuhan
Back in December we mentioned the plans to build a supertall building in Wuhan (Wuhan To Get World’s 3rd Tallest Skyscraper) but hadView full post »
Fake European Villages in China
‘British Style’ Villa in China China is known as the world’s hub for production of fake goods. Counterfeiting everythingView full post »