Architecture

China according to China

Posted by Alice Xin Liu on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 1:29 PM

MovingCities is a Beijing-based think-tank investigating how architecture and urbanism shape the future of cities. They introduce an online documentary in 5 chapters, which profile five leading Chinese architects on the topic of "China’s current situation and history."

The online documentary is filmed by Diego Grass Puga of 0300TV, a site that specializes in "interviews, news, articles, videocast" about architecture. The video segments are listed under the titles "What is exactly happening here?” "Speed," "Agrilculture," "Education" and "Architecture: 2008, China."

Featuring Ai Weiwei (FAKE design), Jiang Jun (Urban China), Yu Kongjian (Turenscape), Wang Shu (Amateur Architecture Studio) and Ma Qingyun (MADA s.p.a.m.).

Here is MovingCities' introduction to the series of short online films, and the link for all the films here.


Trailer / China According to China from 0300TV on Vimeo

Links and Sources

  • MovingCities homepage
  • 0300TV homepage

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