My friend Scott, who works as a graphic designer and illustrator for The West Australian (our State paper), is always on the lookout for interesting, innovative and arresting ideas and designs.
Today he sent through to me a link to an article published in the New York Times online which details some of the architectural wonders that have recently been unveiled in Beijing ahead of the country hosting the Olympic Games next month.
All I have to say is WOW.
The weblet has animations on how these various structures were designed (impressive), some amazing pictures (the exterior of the National Theatre in particular looks like something out of a science fiction movie, where humans have finally colonised worlds beyond Earth); and there is a cogent commentary from Nicolai Ouroussoff, the architecture critic for the paper, who seems at times both impressed by but also a little disturbed at China's leap forward to distinguish its city - as he questions, at what civic cost?
Have a look for yourself at:
Architectural Monuments in a Reshaped Beijing
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3 comments:
So cool.
Did you check out the new airport as well, I'm so jealous, you are gonna be there so soon!
Hey. OK I'm checking it now Jude :)Looks pretty... Jess x
Hey Jude, finally got a chance to check out your blog. It looks great and I look foward to getting an insight into your adventures while you are away. I'm bookmarking it now.
FYI (and it will come as no suprised) but Arup was the engineer for all those projects EXCEPT the Egg on that you like *grin*. Arup rules!!!
Lian
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