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Tag Archives: urban planning
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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Ice hockey and the last days of old Beijing
A chapter from Mike Meyer’s new book Last Days of Old Beijing.
Posted in Books, China Books
Tagged architecture, Beijing, chai, development, hutong, Last Days of Old Beijing, Michael Meyer, Mike Meyer, preservation, real estate, urban planning
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The last days of an old temple
A Hard Hard Hat Show about Xiefangde Temple and its imminent destruction.
Posted in Featured Video
Tagged architecture, heritage, urban planning, Xiefangde Temple
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Beijing new skyline
This is the new skyline of southeastern Beijing, looking over Ritan Park to the central business district, where the China World Tower 3 and CCTV Building flank Guanghua Road like Scylla and Charybdis. Click on the photo above for a … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Beijing
Tagged architecture, Beijing, CBD, CCTV, skyline, skyscraper, urban planning
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Mike Meyer with Paul Merton
A Paul Merton interview with Michael Meyer.
Posted in Featured Video
Tagged architecture, Beijing, Dazhalan, hutong, Michael Meyer, Qianmen, urban planning
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The Egg
A photo of The Egg.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged architecture, Beijing, National Theater, Paul Andreu, urban planning
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The princely mansions of Beijing
Links to China Heritage Quarterly articles about old Beijing’s princely mansions.
Posted in Beijing
Tagged architecture, Beijing, history, hutong, preservation, Qing Dynasty, urban planning
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