Not to be confused with our last post regarding the Storefront for Art and Architecture, the nearby Center for Architecture also hosts some fascinating events and exhibitions in their space in the West Village. One such exhibition opens tomorrow, February 26th, and like our last post, it too is tied to a major event in 2008: the Olympics. As so much discussion of the Games this Summer mentions, China is in the throes of a massive effort to modernize, a process that is only intensifying under the international glare of the competitions to be held in Beijing. Building China: Five Projects, Five Stories Rather than rehashing this story, the Center for Architecture examines the broader context of Chinese development and showcases five recently completed projects as a lens through which to view several important themes: Production of Contemporary Culture, Reinventing Urban Fabric, Making the Private Public, Reinterpreting Traditional Design Philosophy, and Hybrid Development Models. "These case studies of contemporary architecture introduce critical voices from the People’s Republic of China, challenging the West’s stereotypical interpretation of China as a homogeneous society."












Posted by James Friedman

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