posts tagged ‘nanjing 南京’
Zhang Lei | publication
September 24th, 2010 • movingmemos, writings
Tags: architecture, interviews, nanjing 南京, publications
Zhang Lei (AZL) | Nanjing, March 2010
Bert de Muynck | MovingCities published in a recent issue of MARK magazine an interview with Chinese architect Zhang Lei 张雷 [Atelier ZhangLei]. In the interview, the Nanjing-based architect talks about his recently completed projects such as Split House and Brick House. Furthermore talk went about Chinese architecture in the 1980s, CIPEA, and his desire to become more middle of the road and keeping his work under control. Now online. read more »
Nanjing | skyline
June 21st, 2010 • 1 comment cities, movingmemos
Tags: nanjing 南京, skyline
Nanjing skyline | March 13, 2010
Another birds’ eye glimpse of Nanjing. This time not a mega-maquette, but a fragmented metropolitan view on 1:1 scale seen from the two different hotels we stayed. From there Nanjing’s urban and architectural development looks rather mature. Overall there is an absence of large stretches of uniform zoning, as Nanjing presents itself as a fragmented mix of low and high-rises, of the bland and the beautiful. read more »
Nanjing | Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
June 16th, 2010 • 2 comments cities, movingmemos
Tags: maquettes, nanjing 南京, urbanism
Urban Planning Exhibition Hall | Nanjing, April 9 2010
There are many ways to get a grip on the immensity of any Chinese city. One way to understand the development – besides driving through, seeing from a rooftop or by wandering around – is to head to the local urban planning museum. Typically these spaces exhibit the largest scale-model you ever saw, while the corridors are draped with explanations about planning strategies, new iconic buildings and historical developments. read more »
Nanjing | CIPEA
June 10th, 2010 • architectures, movingmemos
Tags: architecture, construction, nanjing 南京
CIPEA | March 13, 2010
While in Nanjing last March, MovingCities visited the CIPEA-project along with architect Zhang Lei. CIPEA stands for China International Practical Exhibition of Architecture and features a collection of architectural structures designed by Steven Holl Architects, Amateur Architecture Studio, Ettore Sottsass, SANAA, David Adjaye, Mathias Klotz, SANAKSENAHO Architects, Odile Decq and many others. Some background and snapshots. read more »
Shanghai >> Nanjing | by bus
June 10th, 2010 • cities, movingmemos, travel
Tags: nanjing 南京, on-the-move, shanghai 上海, urbanism
Shanghai - Nanjing | April 7, 2010
As we’re resuming posting and tweaking the site, we start with a few snapshots from our April trip from Shanghai [上海] to Nanjing [南京]. After the train, a semi-parallel set off pictures shot from the bus: villages, malls, highways, fields and factories. In no particular order; China’s highways are construction-site corridors. read more »
