posts tagged ‘skyline’
Shenzhen | Super Skyline
November 17th, 2011 • cities, movingmemos
Tags: shenzhen 深圳, skyline
Shenzhen | November 12, 2011
We’ve seen Shenzhen 深圳 changing during the past few years. We’ve seen its skyline, alas, reaching for the sky. We’ve seen the 441.8 meter Shenzhen Tower (aka the KK100, architect TFP Farrells) raising up from the ground, being constructed in-between the towers and now finally completed. read more »
Shenzhen | seasonal skylines
March 23rd, 2011 • cities, movingmemos
Tags: shenzhen 深圳, skyline
Shenzhen | March 16, 2011
One city, two seasons and three skylines. Cities in-between the crisp and cloudy, cities in-between the fog and the flash. Cities for future fishes. Another chapter, case-study Shenzhen 深圳, in yet another unfinished essay on China’s urban development. Skyline-cities are some of our other favorite cities. In winter, and spring. read more »
South Africa | Cape Town Table Mountain
March 1st, 2011 • movingmemos, travel
Tags: cape town, skyline
Table Mountain, Cape Town | January 5, 2011
A short series of snapshots from on top of Cape Town’s Table Mountain. A background to the city – for those interested in architecture, design and creative industries emerging and happening in Cape Town – is provided by the World Design Capital Bid 2014 | Cape Town-website. Post such as ‘Claiming The City’s Urban Landscapes‘ [by Lorelle Bell & Alexandra Jongens], ‘Creative Design is the Sign of our Times‘ [by Sune Stassen], ‘Don’t Limit the Horizons of our City‘ [by Iain Harris] and ‘Cape Town, a Design City‘ [by Felicity Purchase] might shed a light on the discussion about Cape Town‘s identity and ambition. read more »
Ningbo | Yinzhou New Town Skyline
October 19th, 2010 • 2 comments cities, movingmemos
Tags: ningbo 宁波, skyline, urbanism, yinzhou 鄞州
'Yinzhou New Town' - Ningbo's Yinzhou District | October 10, 2010
The Yangtze River Delta is one of the bustling building centers of China where not only cities such as Shanghai 上海, Nanjing 南京 or Hangzhou 杭州 are transforming and creating new business and civic (sub)centers but where also the connections in-between them (railroads and highways) are being optimized. A few weekends ago, MovingCities went to Ningbo 宁波 – integrated into the so-called 2 hours economic circle of which Shanghai is the core – and came back with snapshots from paradise: Yinzhou New Town (District) 鄞州区. read more »
Beijing | SOHO Sanlitun & skyline
July 14th, 2010 • cities, movingmemos
Tags: beijing 北京, skyline
SOHO Sanlitun by Kengo Kuma | April 26, 2010
During the past few months MovingCities was a couple of times in Beijing [北京]. As we did not keep up the pace of posting, this week we present a selection of past impressions centered around our favorite Beijing topics: hutong(s), highways, hyperblocks and skylines. We lift off with some rooftop-views on Kengo Kuma‘s recently completed Sanlitun SOHO-project [三里屯SOHO官方网站]. read more »
