January 2010
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URBAN CHINA: Work in Progress →
I just picked a copy of the book Urban China: Work in Progress and, even that I have only had a chance to give it a quick look, it looks fantastic. The content is based on 5 issues of the magazine Urban China, with a local, fresh and “underground” approach to what is happening in China. And what is happening is not restricted to the field of architecture. Sociology, culture, history...
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Huangpu commute: The Shanghai ferry system →
On board a Shanghai ferry that traverses the Huangpu, you can get up close and personal with world-weary cargo ships while taking in the skylines of Puxi and Pudong. (CNNGo)
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I don't know anything but I want to see it →
Despite knowing almost nothing about the USA Pavilion, the Chinese want to check that out the most, according to a poll done by Ogilvy.
Just a reminder of what this pavilion looks like right now. I will just say this: The people who designed, approved and financed this pavilion should be ashamed. We all deserve much better than this.
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Shanghai posts 8.2% growth in GDP →
According to the Shanghai Statistic Bureau, the gross domestic product in Shanghai last year jumped to 1.49 trillion yuan (US$218 billion), with annualized rates in the four quarters settling at 3.1 percent, 7.9 percent, 9.8 percent and 11.2 percent, respectively. (Shanghai Daily)
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According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2009 property sales surged 75 percent to 4.4 trillion yuan (US$644 billion) in China. Sales of residential developments soared 80 percent from a year earlier, followed by offices which rose 67 percent and retail properties at 45 percent.
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JUCCCE Green IdeaLab event on Tuesday, January 26 →
If you are in Shanghai on Tuesday January 26, this could be an interesting event, with some networking and these speakers:
Bert van den Berg, Senior Marketing Director for Philips Lighting Greater China; Richard Brubaker, Managing Director of Collective Responsibility and Professor of Sustainability at CEIBS; Charles R. McElwee, Environmental & Energy Lawyer at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey...
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China's Housing Bubble →
It’s no secret that housing prices are intensely inflated in China. But as the economy picks back up, people are beginning to pay attention and even worry about the consequences of a housing bubble similar to the one that’s ravished the U.S. economy. (Shanghaiist)
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“33. Creativity is where you find it (everywhere) Up-and-coming artists,...”
– 50 reasons why Shanghai is the greatest city in the world | CNNGo.com
“$123,000,000,000,000*
*China’s estimated economy by the year 2040. Be warned.”
– Why China’s Economy Will Grow to $123 Trillion by 2040 - By Robert Fogel | Foreign Policy
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WatchSingapore Pavilion at World Expo Shanghai 2010 by Kay Ngee Tan Architects
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Shanghai's Pearl Tower turns 15 →
Camp, pink, polarizing and utterly iconic, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower celebrates its fifteenth birthday this year. (Urbananatomy)
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Leslie Kuo: 5 Shanghai art day experiences for... →
Leslie Kuo has been working in Chinese contemporary art galleries in both New York and Shanghai and is now managing Leo Gallery in Ferguson Lane. Their current show, “Small Is Beautiful,” features a collection of small sculpture works in recognition that much of Shanghai’s crafted landscape is composed of small spaces. Here Leslie tells us five different ways to get an art fix in...