The Rebuilding Of The Pear Orchard Temple
At our last Speakers Event Chris Barclay talked about his experience restoring an old temple in Yunnan and shared with us his philosophy on building restoration.
Our new partnership to advance sustainable design solutions
We here at Project: China Building Restoration are very excited to announce our new partnership with the architecture and interior design company anySCALE! This partnership will combine CBR’s knowledge of all things related to China’s historical buildings with anySCALE’s extensive architectural experience and innovative design solutions. With over 10 years of international and local China architecture experience, anySCALE brings access to building construction and technical… Read more →
Loess Plateau Cave Dwellings
A glimpse into the cave dwellings of the Loess Plateau in northern Ningxia province.
Green Building Incentives
A new report by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development discusses “Building Energy Savings” and incentives for constructing environmentally friendly, sustainable buildings in China.
The Urban Superblock, Not So Super
Superblocks in the financial area * There was an interview recently by CNN Money with urban designer Peter Calthrope on China’s fast paced urban development and the unsustainable model of the superblock. Anyone who has visited or lived in a major Chinese city will be all too familiar with the superblock; large-scale apartment and business complexes with monotone facades and… Read more →
China’s Low Carbon Zones Not Necessarily Low Carbon
Here is an article from China Dialogue (12.11.12) that I came upon on how government designated low-carbon industrial zones in reality seem to be that in name only. This article, although not directly linked with our main topics of discussion here on Project: China, does sum up quite well the general approach to the still new notions of sustainability and low-carbon… Read more →
Big Plans For China’s Huge Eco-City
Business Insider article published at the beginning of the month (02.11.12) on China’s plans for an entirely new eco-city named the “Great City” on the outskirts of Chengdu. Scroll down the article to see the interesting concept design by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. The “Great City” is a plan for an ambitious urban center designed to limit its… Read more →
Increasing Signs Of Sustainable Design
Article featured in inmanNEWS (02.11.12) about the “western” perspective on China’s outlook on environmental policies and how this is at odds with the reality of what China is already doing, and has been doing for a while, in the name of sustainability. This article deals more with the general issue of sustainability in China, rather than specifically with regards to buildings…. Read more →
