posts tagged ‘shanghai 上海’

Shanghai >> Jiading >> Shanghai

Shanghai - Jiading | July 1, 2010
Shanghai - Jiading | July 1, 2010

July 1st was the hottest day this year in Shanghai (上海 ) so far, as the mercury in the metropolis showed us 37.4 degrees. MovingCities escaped the heatwave and searched for a breeze in the suburbs. Accompanied by architect Chen Yifeng | 陈屹峰 [Atelier Deshaus | 大舍] we visited the recently completed Kindergarten – opening September 1 – in Jiading New City (嘉定区). Snapshots and background. read more »

Transit Labour | fieldtrip

Billboard on the way to Songjiang | June 26, 2010
Billboard on the way to Songjiang | June 26, 2010

“Songjiang, the Expo trip destination City” – featured one billboard along the way to Songjiang District 松江区, an Industrial Zone in the outskirts of Shanghai. Another one: “China Superhuman Group”. China’s highways are excellent lines of investigation to understand the course of its culture, construction and commerce. As part of the Transit Labour-project, last week MovingCities joined on a field trip to the Shanghai Meadville Electronics IT facility. Snapshots while monitoring city building and circuit board manufacturing. read more »

Shanghai >> Nanjing | by bus

Shanghai - Nanjing | April 7, 2010
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 »

Shanghai >> Nanjing | by train

Shanghai - Nanjing | March 13, 2010
Shanghai - Nanjing | March 13, 2010

[re-post] During the past month, MovingCities went twice to Nanjing, once by train, once by bus. Once to meet up with Chinese architect Zhang Lei 张雷 – the interview with him will be published in June/July issue of MARK Magazine -, once to present at the Think Green Global Forum. Snapshots while speeding, from East to West, from Shanghai to Nanjing, at 200 km/h through the Yangtze River Delta. read more »

Shanghai SNOWBALL Seminar | day II

OK-DO interviews Meng Yan from URBANUS [Beijing/Shenzhen] | Shanghai SnowBall Seminar
OK-DO interviews Meng Yan from URBANUS [Beijing/Shenzhen] | Shanghai SnowBall Seminar

[re-post] Second installment of our belated follow-up on the past Shanghai SnowBall Seminar. Friday March 26 was the second of a two day series of presentations and followed up in intensity, speed and range of topics on the first day. More SnowBall snapshots. read more »

Shanghai SnowBall Seminar | day I

Shanghai SnowBall Seminar | March 25, 2010
Shanghai SnowBall Seminar | March 25, 2010

[re-post] A belated follow-up on the past Shanghai SnowBall Seminar (as we are dealing on the background with some website issues). Thursday March 25 was the first of a two day series of presentations by Chinese and Finnish architects (program & timetable, participants & publication). SnowBall snapshots. read more »

Shanghai SNOWBALL Seminar | program

SNOWBALL | Finnish and Chinese architecture
SNOWBALL | Finnish and Chinese architecture

MovingCities is in full co-production mode as on Thursday March 25, the 3-day Shanghai SnowBall Seminar lifts off. The objective of the seminar is to offer insight in the latest achievements of both Finnish and Chinese architects and will take place at the Mansion Hotel. Information on participants, program, schedule and venues now online. read more »

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moving elsewhere

Arq’a > Interviews Bert de Muynck & Mónica Carriço: “Acções Patrimoniais – Perspectivas Críticas” (excerto) por Luís Santiago Baptista e Paula Melâneo [PORTUGUESE]

we make money not art > book review: Beyond no.2 – Values and Symptoms edited by Pedro Gadanho (SUN publishers) w/ Bert de Muynck’s contribution: ‘The City Seekers

ArchiNed > Shanghai World Expo 2010 – de Europese Paviljoens Bert de Muynck over Europese paviljoens Expo 2010 [DUTCH]

La Biennale di Venezia > People meet the architect. WANG SHU 12th International Architecture Exhibition – People meet in architecture