‘Made in China’ – whether its consumer electronics, children’s toys, or high street fashion, these three words are familiar to almost everyone in the world. However, as the country experiences both rapid population growth and urbanisation, this ‘made in China’ approach is becoming increasingly apparent within architectural developments. (more…)
Choosing to leave his job in order to look after his wife after she suffered a stroke, Shunzo Ueda faced a dilemma. With his savings running out, no money coming in, and little desire to leave his home, how would he be able to continue to support his wife and stay living in the area he loved so much? (more…)
Despite already being the world’s most populated country, China’s growth is showing no signs of slowing, causing massive expansion in its established cities as well as creating entirely new urban areas. The considerable challenges caused by rapid urbanisation are definitely experienced by all developed countries, but in China – a country immensely proud of its rich traditions – it is creating a unique and fascinating contradiction within its modern architecture. (more…)
Britain has its Victorian terraces, America an endless sprawl of suburban bungalows and China has courtyard housing – a building style considered by many to be the epitome of Asian architecture. As China undergoes rapid urbanisation, skyscrapers and megacities are emerging faster than many predicted, yet despite this shift to a dense built environment, courtyard housing remains as prominent as it has done for hundreds of years. (more…)
Re-imagining the everyday chair is a challenge embarked upon by most designers at some point in their career, and none more so than France’s Philippe Starck – a man known for creating contemporary pieces containing historical design elements, but built using the most up-to-date methods. Starck has once again followed this pattern with ‘Mi Ming’ – an armchair which he calls ‘an attempt to define Asia’s collective unconscious’.
Mi Ming is heavily inspired by the design characteristics of the ‘Quanyi’ – an armchair popular during China’s Ming Dynasty Period (1368 AD – 1644 AD). (more…)
With Ma Liang from the Expo Bureau calling it ‘The Olympic Games of economics, culture and technology’, Shanghai clearly has high hopes for Expo 2010. More than 190 countries are participating, making this the largest World Expo ever both in terms of participation and geography, with the event taking up a huge 5.28 square km. Unsurprisingly, it is also the most expensive Expo to date, but with 70 million visitors expected during it’s May to October opening, China’s largest city must be doing something right. (more…)
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