Category Archives: Architecture
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 »
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 »
Foster + Partners Wins Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Master Plan Competition
Although famous as an international trading and banking center, Hong Kong, save for a strong culinary tradition, lacks in the cultureView 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 »
Preservation in Beijing: The Battle for Gulou
A frequently revisited topic in discussions about China’s development is the widespread loss of historic structures andView 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 »
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 »
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 »
Architect Ole Scheeren Opens New Office in China
CCTV Building in Beijing. Photo by Fred @ SG German architect Ole Scheeren, a former partner of the Dutch firm OMA and lead designer of theView full post »