China is also the land of the knock-off: knock-off designer handbags, knock-off blockbuster movies on DVDs, etc. But now, it seems the knock-off has gone off the charts in terms of proportion: entire buildings. — theworld.org
As we have previously mentioned, Zaha Hadid is the latest victim of piracy in China, with a upcoming copy of her Wangjing Soho complex... scheduled to be completed before the original. NPR explores this issue with McGill architecture prof Avi Friedman.
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i love that the transcript of the show lists friedman's 'le corbusier' as 'inaudible at 2:20'!
ha! they couldn't understand (a fairly clear pronunciation of) the name of just about the most famous architect ever!
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