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Beijing’s Record-Breaking Air Pollution

January 17, 2013

Beijing's Record-Breaking Air Pollution

Residents of Beijing and many other cities in China, facing a record-breaking air pollution, were warned to stay inside in mid-January 2013. It’s one of the worst periods of air quality in county’s recent history.   NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

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Zhangye Danxia, China National Geo Park

October 8, 2012

Zhangye Danxia, China National Geo Park

Zhangye Danxia Landform in the National Geological Park in Gansu Province, China, is a unique geological phenomenon, one of the greatest gathering of different pigments in stone in the world.  Image credit: Mohsin A. Soomro

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National Art Museum of China by MAD

October 3, 2012

National Art Museum of China by MAD

This is the proposal for the new National Art Museum of China in Beijing – NAMOC, by Beijing-based firm MAD architects.

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Homemade flying saucer

October 2, 2011

flying saucer

This disc-shaped, propeller-powered flying vehicle, was made from Chinese farmer Shu Mansheng outside his home in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province. The homemade flying saucer with the words “China Space Academy” on it hovered for 30 seconds during the test.

Louis Vuitton at the National Museum of China

June 11, 2011

Louis Vuitton in China

The French luxury giant is unveiling special summer exhibit titled “Voyages,” which features the brand’s historical luggage and handbags, at the National Museum of China on May 31, 2011 in Beijing.
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Guangdong Museum

April 19, 2011

MuseumGuangdong Museum (Rocco architects) is one of the four cultural landmarks for Zhujiang New Town of Guangzhou, China.
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Green masterplan for Nanjing in China

April 15, 2011

masterplan for Nanjing

A new master plan for Nanjing by CK designworks calls for the creation of 20 square kilometers of green development in Pukou district of Nanjing in the Jiangsu province. The plan is set to be the world’s largest green development.
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Where the Trail Ends

April 5, 2011


Trail

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Shenzhen Guosen Tower

March 29, 2011

Shenzhen TowerRotterdam-based architects MVRDV has designed ‘Shenzhen Guosen Tower’, the new headquarters building for the Guosen Securities corporation in China.
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Self-sufficient city of the future for China

March 25, 2011

Self-sufficient cityThis is the new projects from  SBA Design’s, a futuristic new city. Dubbed “Glo-cal DNA”, the self sufficient, low carbon, mixed-use development is slated for construction on Hainan Island – a pumping 42.6 square kilometer tourist hotspot.
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