Posted: April 8th, 2010 | Author: Daan Roggeveen | Filed under: Zhengzhou | Tags: CBD, people | No Comments »
16 February 2009
3 April 2010
In February 2009 we started the Go West Project with a visit to Zhengzhou. The city made a big impression on us. So big, that we’ve spent the last year trying to find the answers to the questions that we had when we visited Zhengzhou in 2009. Last week, we went again to Henan’s capital. We met new people, and we saw old friends. It was good to be back, to see how the city changed. It’s development continued: the traffic got much worse. People told us that in Zhengzhou every day 1800 (!!) new cars hit the road. But not only on a large scale development is visible. Also, or maybe especially, on a small scale you see progress. For example in the mobile venue of this DVD salesman we met again on the parking lot of the new CBD.
Posted: October 28th, 2009 | Author: Go West Project | Filed under: Background | Tags: architecture, people | No Comments »
Opinion article written by Dr.Li Xiangning, Lecturer at College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University Source: www.chinese-architecture.com
“A cat is good if it catches mice no matter it is black or white.” The saying was cited by DENG Xiaoping,China’s former leader,to push his pragmatic approach. The same can be said about Chinese architects’s practice. They have developed an expedient tactic, which is not a compromise with the greedy market,but a wise balance between the ultimate architectural ideal and social reality in China. It is based on a full understanding of our powerfulness and weakness. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 10th, 2009 | Author: Daan Roggeveen | Filed under: Zhengzhou | Tags: nightlife, people | No Comments »
Zhengzhou is a city with a vibrant night life, varying from all kinds of restaurants, 24 hour bowling centers to hard core clubbing in local venue Club V8. A report in pictures.
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Posted: March 10th, 2009 | Author: Daan Roggeveen | Filed under: Zhengzhou | Tags: CBD, city, development, money, people | No Comments »
The Central Business District is designed by Japanese architect Kurukowa. This new urban area consists of a circular shopping mall of 2 km which is still under construction. The apartment buildings are finished and mostly sold, but still empty, due to speculations.
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