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Tag Archives: architecture
CCTV and Koolhaas deflect rumors about an obscene building
CCTV interviews Rem Koolhaas about rumors that the new CCTV building looks like genitalia.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged architecture, CCTV, pornography, Rem Koolhaas, Xiao Mo
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Rem Koolhaas and CCTV architecture porn
Chinese netizens discover that the CCTV building looks like genitalia. Koolhaas knew it all along.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged architecture, CCTV, porn, Rem Koolhaas, Xiao Mo
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Building a new Old City in Kashgar
Phoenix Weekly has a cover story on the redevelopment of Kashgar’s old town. Also, the ‘This is Xinjiang’ blog has some photos of the totally soulless designs for new communities.
Posted in Architecture, Magazines
Tagged architecture, development, Kashgar, old town, Phoenix Weekly, This is Xinjiang
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Innovative government buildings: “rebellious”?
The May issue of Art & Design showcases and interviews the architects and planners on if their designs are contrary to tradition or “rebellious”.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged architecture, Art & Design, Dongguan, government
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Beijing giant light show
A photo of the lights shooting out of China World Tower 3.
China according to China
MovingCities introduce an online documentary in five parts, made by Diego Grass Puga of 0300TV, which profiles five leading Chinese architects on the topic of “China’s current situation and history.”
The online documentary is filmed by Diego Grass Puga of 0300TV, a site that specializes on “interviews, news, articles, videocast” about architecture. The video segments are listed under the titles “What is exactly happening here?” “Speed,” “Agrilculture,” “Education” and “Architecture: 2008, China.”
Posted in Architecture
Tagged 0300TV, Ai Weiwei, architecture, MovingCities, urbanism, video websites
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CCTV underpants and hemorrhoids in the Shanghai press
Vulgar nicknames for Rem Koolhaas’ CCTV building make it into the Shanghai press.
Posted in Newspapers
Tagged architecture, Beijing, CCTV, CCTV Building, newspapers, Rem Koolhaas, Shanghai, Shanghai Times, Xinmin Evening News
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Blueprints for a Beijing that never was
1950s designs for Beijing that were never made into reality.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged An Yongyu, architecture, Beijing, city planning, city walls, Liang Sicheng, urban planning
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492 meter Shanghai skyscraper opens to public on Saturday
Shanghai Morning Post (新闻晨报): 492 meter Shanghai skyscraper opens to public on Saturday
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged architecture, Liu Xiang, Qin Gang, Shanghai, Shanghai Morning Post, Southern Metropolis Daily, Tibet, World Financial Center
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Map of new CCTV building
Arup, the engineering firm that has been behind most of Beijing’s new architectural wonders including the new CCTV headquarters, the Bird’s Nest, the Water Cube and China World Tower 3, has launched a new website about their Beijing operations.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged architecture, Birds Nest, CCTV, China World Tower 3, Water Cube
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