After 20 years of frantic city-building, rustic China is in a death spiral. Now architects are helping to reverse the exodus – with inspirational tofu factories, rice wine distilleries and lotus tea plants — The Guardian
Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian's architecture critic, on the new crop of Chinese architects seeking to create a renewed sense of local pride and cultural identity across the country's vast rural areas.
"After an era of foreign architects using China as their playground," Wainwright quotes design critic Aric Chen, "we’re seeing a new generation of Chinese architects defining their own approach [...]."
1 Comment
Great!
The small villages I visited during my time in China were some of the most wonderful places I've ever been - architecturally and culturally. As a traveler, I felt welcomed in a way that's simply not possible in a massive city like Beijing. As an architect, I found more inspiration in Ming era courtyard homes than the towers of Pudong. The Chinese country-side is one of the country's best assets and recently one of its most threatened.
Block this user
Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site?
Archinect
This is your first comment on Archinect. Your comment will be visible once approved.