Tag Archives: China
In China, an underground luxury hotel
While many architects and engineers have been vying to construct the world’s tallest tower, a group in China has looked to build in the opposite direction. Construction began last month on Shanghai’s first “groundscraper”—a structure built almost completely below the … Continue reading
Kokaistudios finishes new penthouse residential project
House of the Tree is the most recent project designed by Kokaistudios, an award winning architecture design firm founded in 2000 in Venice by Italian architects Filippo Gabbiani & Andrea Destefanis and now headquartered in Shanghai, China. Located at the … Continue reading
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Hong Kong: Worst Architecture in the World?
Mathias Woo has this bit of tough love for Hong Kongers: You don’t appreciate good design. “Everything just looks the same,” Mr. Woo, an architect and co-director of artist collective Zuni Icosahedron, said. What about the Frank Gehry apartments under … Continue reading
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Frank Gehry Turns to Asia for Architecture Projects as U.S. Growth Slows
Frank Gehry, designer of Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, is seeking projects in Asian countries including China and India as slower U.S. growth crimps development in the world’s largest economy. The architect said he’s competing to plan a museum … Continue reading
The Big Dig
The Big Dig by Topotek1, at the Xi’an International Horticultural Expo. All Photos: Geng Wang You were seven, it was summer, and you were bored to tears. Somehow you got the idea in your head that you could dig a … Continue reading
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Goettsch Partners Wins Master Plan Competition for Guangzhou, China
A master plan by Chicago-based architecture firm Goettsch Partners has been selected as the winning scheme in the design competition for a prominent site in the new Pazhou district in Guangzhou, China. Three urban parcels form the triangular site, which … Continue reading
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Bernanke Encouraged by Drop in Unemployment, Cautions Full Recovery Will Take Years
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that the sharp drop in unemployment over the last two months is encouraging but cautioned that it will take several years for hiring to return to normal. In prepared … Continue reading
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China to create largest mega city in the world with 42 million people
China is planning to create the world’s biggest mega city by merging nine cities to create a metropolis twice the size of Wales with a population of 42 million. City planners in south China have laid out an ambitious plan … Continue reading
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