Category Archives: Construction
Solving Hong Kong’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Mei Tung Estate – Photograph by Can Pac Swire via Creative Commons Hong Kong’s shortage of affordable housing is becoming anView full post »
China In Africa: An Interview With Go West Project
A local looks up at the new African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The complex was funded entirely by Chinese money. PhotoView full post »
The State of Seismic Safety in China
The 7.0-earthquake in Ya’an, Sichuan Province this past April once again brought up the topic of construction quality in China.View full post »
Why is Zaha Hadid Being Copied in China?
Zaha Hadid’s Wangjing SOHO design (left). Chongqing Meiquan 22nd Century design (right). Image from AFP. Earlier this year, theView full post »
Interview with Bianca Bosker, Author of New Book “Original Copies: Architectural Mimicry in Contemporary China”
The widespread pirating of architectural motifs in China’s developing urban landscape is a well-documented phenomenon. From AlpineView full post »
MTR Island Line Extension Set to Change Hong Kong’s Western District
Blue Dot = Current Western Extent of MTR Hong Kong Island Line (Sheung Wan) Red Dot = Terminus of Island Line Western Extension ToView full post »
View from the Ground in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone
New development outside Jiangyou, Sichuan Province The following post is an adaptation of a comment I made on my good friend andView 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 »