posts tagged ‘urbanism’

Santiago de Chile | Two Tales

Alejandro Aravena & Ricky Burdett | London School of Economics | by Levent Kerimol
Alejandro Aravena & Ricky Burdett | London School of Economics | by Levent Kerimol

While in Chile, MovingCities sporadic contributor Levent Kerimol visited the much acclaimed Elemental’s La Pintana and Lo Espejo housing projects and scanned Ciudad Abierta – Valparaiso University’s architectural playground (dixit Diego Grass Puga). Levent files a report and tells two tales of how an architect’s attempts to change the world are obstructed by his ego. read more »

Beijing | Gulou Hutong(s)

Area around Gulou Dajie subway station | May 20, 2010
Area around Gulou Dajie subway station | May 20, 2010

A short trip down the metropolitan memory lane: in 2008 we published Making Minced Meat out of Memory [MONU Magazine] and in 2009 our Hutong Histories-triptych [ 1, 2 & 3]. It’s 2010 and the destruction of the Gulou area is still going strong. These days D+STREAM picks up Hutong Cemeteries; the New York Times reports on it [same old, same old] and MovingCities revisits the Gulou area. read more »

Beijing | Do You Hutong?

Lumicang Hutong | Beijing, July 5, 2010
Lumicang Hutong | Beijing, July 5, 2010

Do You Hutong? [看!胡同] – upcoming Saturday, July 17 from 19:00 to 23:00, at the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre – is a fund-raising event hosted by the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (CHP). The eve will blend cultural heritage, art, dialogue and interpretation. Our distant contribution to support awareness around this subject is our yearly coverage of the current debate and some snapshots. MovingCities features the Lumicang Hutong. read more »

Nanjing | Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

Urban Planning Exhibition Hall | Nanjing, April 9 2010
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 »

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 »

Think Green Global Forum | review

Think Green Global Forum | Nanjing, April 7-9 2010
Think Green Global Forum | Nanjing, April 7-9 2010

[re-post] MovingCities is back after an unforeseeable website tech-up. The coming period might still see some glitches, tweaking, weird invasions and interruptions as we go along. But let’s proceed, lifting off under cloudy skies, scanning and investigating the state of urbanization, picking up where we left: the Think Green Global Forum in Nanjing. Background on the Forum and the ‘Green Building and Architecture’ session. read more »

Nanjing | Think Green Global Forum

Think Green Global Forum | Nanjing, April 7-9 2010
Think Green Global Forum | Nanjing, April 7-9 2010

[re-post] A quick announcement about the Think Green Global Forum, organized by New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), that is taking place the upcoming days in Nanjing. Bert de Muynck | MovingCities will hold a presentation during the “Green Building and Architecture” session hosted by Frank Mruk, Associate Dean NYIT, Architecture & Design. More info after the break. read more »

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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