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Cultural Evolution: Inside The Shenzhen BiennaleSubscription
Two biennales, one in Shenzhen and the other in equally vibrant Shanghai, attracted architects from countries worldwide to explore themes of urbanism, urbanisation, architecture and contemporary art
Pier Vittorio Aureli makes a Virtue out of DeprivationSubscription
Less is enough: The disturbing mantra of Abstinence rather than austerity as a means to surviving economic crisis
Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA Subscription
OMA’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange performs an impressive levitating trick while raising questions about the meaning of public space in China’s frantic marketisation
The ghost town Ai Weiwei builtSubscription
The Western media mock the emptiness of the vast Chinese city of Ordos, but the true failure is Ai Weiwei’s disastrous attempts at development
A tale of four cities: Stefan Al's Illustrated Book of Factory Towns in South ChinaSubscription
Though ugly and inconclusive, this guidebook offers interesting insight into the key urban agglomerations situated in the Pearl River Delta
Battle of IdeasSubscription
A political book written by a traditional architect denounces the disengagement of architecture from the real world as a sheer phenomenon of our era
The Man who made ManhattanSubscription
The pioneering spirit of John Randel Jr catalysed the birth of the Modern city
Potemkin citiesSubscription
Daniel Brook examines the cosmopolitan condition of the modern city in his new book A History of Future Cities
Porosity Block in Chengdu by Steven HollSubscription
The ‘sliced porosity’ of Steven Holl’s Chinese mega-project is a graphic presence implanted in the pulsating heart of Chengdu
ChinaSubscription
The progress of an emerging superpower undergoing the largest urbanisation project in human history
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