Waiting for people..

Posted: July 8th, 2009 | Author: Daan Roggeveen | Filed under: Taiyuan | Tags: development, snapshots | 2 Comments »

The city of Taiyuan (3 million inhabitants) wants to expand in the coming years with 1 million people. In the last week, we were more than once confronted with the enourmous impact these plans have on the urban condition. Some impressions:

Residential area under construction between Changfeng Jie and Nanzhonghuan Jie.

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Just arrived in Taiyuan

Posted: June 30th, 2009 | Author: Go West Project | Filed under: Taiyuan | Tags: snapshots | No Comments »

Go West Project just arrived in China’s coal city of Taiyuan!

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The Go West Project is a crossover research project between architecture and journalism that studies new metropolises in Central and Western China. It analyzes urban and social developments in the world's fastest urbanising region.
Journalist Michiel Hulshof and architect Daan Roggeveen founded the Go West Project in Shanghai in February 2009. This website gives an overview of ideas, pictures, articles and opinions related to the cities.