An artist's rendition of the Chaoyang Park Plaza development, left, which developers have warned may be the last oddly shaped buildings constructed in Beijing for some time. CreditCourtesy of MAD Architects

It’s the newest dreamscape in a country clotted with them. When it opens in two years on Beijing’s east side, Chaoyang Park Plaza, a ring of glass towers molded like mountains in a classic Chinese landscape painting and designed by the renowned architect Ma Yansong, will feature apartments, offices and shops.

But in an unusual online ad campaign started in late October, the project’s developer is boasting that it “could be Beijing’s last abnormally shaped landmark building to enter the market in the coming 10 years.” At the site recently, a saleswoman eagerly warned that the government might not permit “this type of artsy shape” any longer......Continue Reading

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