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Discussion: One World – One Dream? New Buildings for the New China
For over 2000 years China’s biggest and most famous built structure has been the Great Wall. At the Badaling section of the wall, spelt out Beverley-H...
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Discussion: “I feel it is my duty to ordinary and repressed people” In conversation with Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei, born in 1957 in Beijing, is one of China’s leading contemporary artists. His sculptures, objects and installations derive from a ligh...
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Discussion: Building in China – the case for moral fibre
The life of a construction worker in Beijing these days is worth 80,000 yuan, or around 7,300 euros. That’s what the family of a migrant worker receiv...
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Discussion: We are planning a television station which deals with openness – A conversation with Ole Scheeren
The new China Central Television headquarters (CCTV), is among the most spectacular – and most controversial – projects in China. With a gross floor a...
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Report: Hotel The Emperor in Beijing
“May I help you? May I guide you to the restaurant?” No move goes unnoticed outside one’s room: from the hall to the breakfast room, from the lobby to...
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Canopy in Pouilly-en-Auxois
Together with a museum pavilion, this barrel-shaped boathouse was built as part of a project to present the history of the Canal de Bourgogne. 30 m lo...
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