Category Archives: Western Development
Chengdu’s Tangba Jie – One of the World’s Coolest Neighborhoods
Last year Time Out Magazine rated Chengdu’s Tangba Jie as one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. This is probably notView full post »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Organic Farming in China: Chengdu’s Anlong Village
With the ongoing spate of food safety scandals, Chinese consumers are rightly weary of the source and quality of their food.View 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 »
Torrential Rains and Flooding in Chengdu
It’s been a rough start to the summer season for provinces in central and southwest China. Torrential rain and floods have affectedView full post »
Shifting Real Estate Development Priorities
Last week I had a chance to chat with Russell Flannery, the Shanghai bureau chief for Forbes magazine, at a conference I spoke at inView full post »
Population’s Role in an Urbanizing China
China’s cities would not be urbanizing at their current rate without the help of the country’s huge population. It is aView full post »
Chengdu and Chongqing Leading the Way in Hukou Reform
The hukou system, or household registration system, is a method of accounting for the country’s population by requiring each citizenView full post »
Urbanizing Towards a Clean and Sustainable Future
An article I wrote about the sustainable development in China’s cities was recently published in the Winter 2010/2011 Issue of theView full post »