Author Archives: Adam Mayer
Mega-City Semantics in the Pearl River Delta
Dongguan Housing. Photo by livinginchina4now. Several people have called my attention to a recent article from The Telegraph about ChinaView full post »
Kashgar: New SEZ in Xinjiang
Photo courtesy of Nicolas Marino One rising city to be on the look out for in the next decade of China development is little-known KashgarView full post »
China a Boon for American Architects
The China World Trade Center in Beijing, Designed by American Architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill The New York Times finally caughtView full post »
Beijing Roads Headed Toward Maximum Capacity
2,000 New Cars Hit Beijing Streets Everyday As the government and cultural center of the country, Beijing is a worthy capital of a risingView full post »
China High-Speed Rail Tracks In Trouble?
Photo by Matthew Felix Sun The South China Morning Post has a worrying article about rail track construction quality for China’s newView full post »
Defining Western Bias
Architecture critic Guy Horton has an excellent essay on ArchDaily about redefining the way we judge and evaluate Chinese urbanView full post »
Guangzhou’s Inferiority Complex
Guangzhou Opera House. Photo by puikincz You gotta give Guangzhou some credit. The capital city of Guangdong Province is tryingView full post »
City Journal’s Guy Sorman: China Basher
Beijing’s 798 Arts District While browsing through the front page of the planning website Planetizen the other day, I came across aView full post »
Too Good To Be True: Architecture Scams in China
Architecture professionals across the world are entranced by the building boom taking place in China. The urbanization of China’sView full post »
Post G-20 Hangover: Trade Wars, Currency Manipulation & More
Downtown Seoul The G-20 meeting in Seoul earlier this month left in its wake a trail of uncertainty regarding the state of the globalView full post »
China Leaping Ahead With High-Speed Rail
Fast Train from Chengdu to Chongqing Via Infrastructruist: As America continues its game of high-speed rail hot potato, China has quietlyView full post »
Tragedy in Shanghai
I’m an unabashed fan of tall buildings, high-rises, skyscrapers- whatever you want to call them. Not only do they lend cities aView full post »