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Xi Jinping Isn’t a Fan of Weird Architecture in China

United Kingdom Architecture News - Oct 20, 2014 - 13:08   2754 views

Xi Jinping Isn’t a Fan of Weird Architecture in China

A “wave building” which looks like falling sliding blocks was seen in Shenyang on Wednesday. Strange buildings like this may not appeal to President Xi Jinping.ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images

Abstract architects, beware: President Xi Jinping isn’t a fan of your strange-looking buildings.

During a two-hour speech at a literary symposium in Beijing earlier this week – a rare attendance for a Chinese president – Mr. Xi discussed how art should serve the people. He called for morally inspiring art that should “be like sunshine from the blue sky and the breeze in spring that will inspire minds, warm hearts, cultivate taste and clean up undesirable work styles.”....Continue Reading

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