Art districts and River Crab
picture Corneliu Cazacu A lot of the cities we visit have a so called ‘art district’. These places basically consist of abandoned factories where artists have created their studio’s. Chinese cities...
View ArticleIt’s Biennale!
Luo Fahui, Chengdu, October 2010 Every city has one these days: a Biennale. After the ferriswheel it is probably the most attractive attribute to put your city on the map with. This month, the...
View ArticleSunday 6 March, 11AM, Go West lecture at Glamour Bar Shanghai
This weekend, we will read from our book for the first time in our hometown Shanghai. Sunday, 11AM, we will be part of the Shanghai Literary Festival, where we will read and show images about an empty...
View ArticleShanghai Book launch in Glamour Bar
On Sunday 16 October, architect Daan Roggeveen and China correspondent Michiel Hulshof will present their new book How the City Moved to Mr Sun – China’s New Megacities. They will share their stories...
View ArticleLaunching the book in Shanghai
Last Sunday, 16 October we launched our book in Shanghai’s Glamour Bar. After an introduction by the Consul General of the Netherlands, mr Peter Potman, we shared stories and ideas with an audience of...
View Article7 November: lecture HKU, Shanghai
As part of the lecture series ‘Under the Skin’ we will present our book in the University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Study Centre on November 7. In a lecture called Canary Wharf in Central China – The...
View ArticleShanghai Urban Landscapes
Last week we reported on the different urban landscapes we encountered while traveling from Hong Kong to Wuhan. When taking the plane from Wuhan to Shanghai, you experience more or less the same...
View ArticleExhibition: Unmade in China
Although China is known for its incredible building production, with ‘a Chicago of skyscrapers’ being realized every year, a lot of architectural proposals never leave the drawing board or the model...
View ArticleCo-lecture w. Duncan Hewitt (Newsweek), 26 June
Tuesday June 26, The The Hopkins China Forum and Young China Watchers organize a co-lecture of Daan Roggeveen (Go West) along with Duncan Hewitt, Shanghai Correspondent for Newsweek. The talk will...
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