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Architects Brush Off Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Disapproval of ‘Weird’ Buildings
United Kingdom Architecture News - Nov 26, 2014 - 12:52 3310 views
The Shanghai Tower under construction, right, dominates the skyline.Marcio Machado/ZUMA Wire
When Chinese President Xi Jinping last month issued a surprise directive at a symposium on the arts to stop constructing “weird” buildings, it got architects’ attention.Some architects initially didn’t know what to make of Mr. Xi’s remarks. A few said “weird” is subjective. But all agreed that China’s pell-mell rush of development has produced some unusual buildings.....Continue Reading
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