Category Archives: Megacities
CHINA’S URBAN REVOLUTION: An Interview with British Architect Austin Williams
Image courtesy of Austin Williams Very rare is it to meet a China expat in the architecture and design field who is as an astute observerView full post »
SUPERDENSITY: An Interview with HASSELL Principal David Tickle
Image courtesy of HASSELL On my Twitter feed I recently came across a post about a new urban development concept calledView full post »
Developers Draw Shanghai Residents Back to the Waterside
East Bund Waterfront Competition Proposal, Design by Agence Ter This article by Harry den Hartog originally appeared at SixthView full post »
China’s Overheated Real Estate Market
Photo by 发课 吴 Since the end of 2015, property values have been heating up throughout China. In over 15 cities, home prices increased overView full post »
Why China’s Cities Must Maintain Ties With the Countryside
Shanghai Street. Photo by Henry Nee This article by Harry den Hartog originally appeared at Sixth Tone. One of the first things thatView full post »
Solving Problems Across City Borders: Opportunities and Challenges to Regional Planning in China
Photo by Thomas Depenbusch / Photo edited by Author via CC BY China is known for having a strong central government. In many ways, thisView full post »
Are Chinese Subway Systems the New American Interstate?
Beijing Subway Map It is virtually impossible not to marvel at China’s new subway systems after spending some time in a city like BeijingView full post »
Hong Kong Protests & The Role of the City
View over Victoria Harbor towards Central- the center of the pro-democracy protests Hong Kong is an unlikely setting for massive politicalView full post »
China Regional Urbanization Trends: 2014 Edition
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shared with us their new study on “China’s Urban Dreams 2014” – an update onView full post »
Urban Creative Culture, Air Quality and the Tragedy of Beijing
Like many foreign travelers and working expats who arrive to China, Beijing was my first port of entry into the country. Leaving CapitalView 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 »
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 »