Beijing
Planners Need to Treat New Orleans Like Beijing and Dubai
16 September 2008 - 8:00am
The New York Times
This article from The New York Times contrasts the rapid development of cities like Beijing and Dubai, while New Orleans continues to struggle in its Hurricane Katrina recovery effort.
Beijing Sees Brighter Future Than Athens
27 August 2008 - 7:00am
Yahoo Sports
As the Olympics leave town, Beijing appears to be in a much better position to benefit from the games than previous Summer Olympic host Athens.
Beijing's Temporary Clean Air Policies May Stick
26 August 2008 - 10:00am
China Daily
With some of the its cleanest air in decades, Beijing is warming up to some of the pollution-cutting regulations officials have enacted during the Olympics. Some may become permanent.
Olympic Games Not Performing For Beijing Businesses
19 August 2008 - 6:00am
The Christian Science Monitor
The economic boost expected from Olympics-related tourism has fallen way short of predictions in Beijing. Many business people blame the government's stringent visa-granting policies.
China Says Car Bans Will Stop After Olympics
18 August 2008 - 8:00am
Reuters
Despite improved air quality, China says it has no plans to continue the car control measures it has enacted during the Olympics to clean the city's air.
A Struggle Between Security and Civil Rights at Beijing's Olympics
11 August 2008 - 7:00am
Buildings Magazine
Security is a major concern during large public events like the Olympics. The Chinese government is making preparations for a safe event, but could they go too far?
Beijing's Olympic Lessons for Chicago
7 August 2008 - 12:00pm
The Chicago Tribune
Olympics-related construction in Beijing has impressed many, but does little to make the city a better place. Architecture critic Blair Kamin says Chicago needs to be careful about not repeating China's mistakes if it hosts the games in 2016.
The Mega Capital of the World
7 August 2008 - 5:00am
The Washington Post
China is rapidly becoming home to more and more mega-cities, and there's little sign of it slowing down.
China Rail Goes High Speed
6 August 2008 - 8:00am
BBC
A new high-speed rail line has opened in China, just in time for the Olympics.
China's Architecture of Control
4 August 2008 - 8:00am
The Architect's Newspaper
For China, the Olympics represent a struggle between letting people in and controlling what they see and do. This is a problem, writes Andrew Yang, that implicates the Olympics-related architecture in a bad way.
Pay No Attention to the Neighborhood Behind the Curtain
31 July 2008 - 10:00am
The New York Times
In a last-minute effort to beautify the city before the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics, officials in Beijing have put up walls and screens to hide unsightly neighborhoods from the eyes of visitors. Those behind the walls are not happy.
Underpreserved Beijing Feels Sting of Gentrification
24 July 2008 - 8:00am
The New York Times
As Beijing undergoes rapid redevelopment, many historic buildings have been lost in the scramble. Now the few that remain are inspiring a flood of gentrification.
Evictions Continue As Beijing Prepares for Olympics
17 July 2008 - 5:00am
The Washington Post via the Boston Globe
With less than a month left before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, residents in the Chinese metropolis are still being evicted to make way for event-related construction.
Orange County, China
7 May 2008 - 11:00am
Good
The extent of China's embrace of American-style suburbanization is best illustrated by one of its newest gated communities, which is actually called Orange County.
In the Eye of Beijing's Boom
18 April 2008 - 5:00am
National Geographic
This article from National Geographic looks at the construction boom that is rapidly changing the face of Beijing.
Beijing to Polluting Construction Industry: Stop
15 April 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times
In an effort to improve the city's air quality in time for this summer's Olympic Games, officials in Beijing are planning to halt all construction and other polluting processes for two months starting in mid-July.
A Look Inside Beijing's Mind-Boggling Development
30 March 2008 - 11:00am
Metropolis Magazine
This article from Metropolis Magazine features a tour of Beijing as it prepares for the Summer Olympics. The scale of development is almost overwhelming, according to author Philip Nobel.
World's Biggest Airport Opens in Beijing
3 March 2008 - 6:00am
The Globe and Mail
Beijing's new Norman Foster-designed airport terminal -- 20% bigger than all of Heathrow -- has just opened on the site of 10 former villages.
Chinese urbanism and the scale of development
13 May 2007 - 6:05am
SHANGHAI, CHINA--I've been a fan of New Urbanism for several years, but I've always considered myself an urban "pluralist"--someone who doesn't believe there is an "objective" or general urban form that is persistently successful over long periods of time. Indeed, Bob Bruegmann's thesis in Sprawl: A Compact History, suggests that urban form changes and evolves over time, although generally in a less dense direction.
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Communist China's GPS congestion management capitalism
10 May 2007 - 6:46am
BEIJING, 9 MAY 2007--Anyone questioning China's potential to become the dominant player in the 21st century and beyond need look no further than the Beijing Transportation Information Center. The entrepreneurial leader of the center, Mr. WANG gang, has lead the development of the most innovative system for managing traffic congestion I've seen, putting U.S. systems to shame and leapfrogging over London's cutting edge signal coordinatin system. Rather than try to regulate congestion by limiting automobile use, they have figured out a way to use technology to make its use more efficient.
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