Category Archives: Urban Design
Lessard Design Wins Competition For Nanjing Technology Community
Lessard Design, an American architecture firm based out of the Washington D.C. area, recently shared with us some images of theirView full post »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Chengdu Enhances Urban Environment With Recreational Paths
It seems that too often talk about China development focuses on ‘hard’ infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, powerView 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 »
China’s Ancient Cities and the Crisis of Branding
UNESCO Heritage Site, Longmen Grottoes Stone Carvings near Luoyang, Henan Province. Photo by Easytourchina. In April I had the honor ofView full post »
Chinese Architectural Heritage and the Role of Foreign Architects
Competition Winning Entry for China Comic and Animation Museum in Hangzhou, by Dutch Architects MVRDV I am often asked about the role ofView full post »
Land Reclamation and the Future of Hong Kong
Land reclamation is a controversial approach to urban planning wherever water-bound cities are land-strapped for new development. In theView full post »