Mar
12
798 is the Number
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Our last day in
The site was built as a complex of factories during the fifties and designed by engineers from
Jan
24
Observing The Urban Social Space: Questioning Behavior in the Urban Public Sphere
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During the period of time the author has spent studying in Shanghai, he has often heard of various major planning issues. In some lecture series, the Danwei community was highlighted. However, in this short written piece, the author would like to focus on the smaller problems that lie underneath larger planning issues: the human aspect of a city. Particularly the way people behave in public, in relation to Shanghai’s “seven don’ts”. This article will take a closer look at the “seven don’ts” and question whether or not it has been obeyed by the general public through everyday observation. Most of the contents of this essay come from the author’s own thoughts, supported by various available references. Does the “seven don’ts” truly apply? Or is it just a list of things that are deemed unacceptable in the public sphere but nobody pays attention to it? Read more
Jan
15
Excursion to Thames Town, Shanghai 2007
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Edited from Ariyanti (2008): “
It was a cloudy Saturday and our group of formerly 14 people has been reduced to 8 from the morning visit to Anting New Town. Exhausted, we found out that Thames Town is really far out from to the other direction, the only way to get there was with a cab, since our limited Chinese, we asked our friend to instruct the taxi driver how to get there. After another 40 minutes ride, we arrived at the compound, surrounded by fences, waterways and empty boulevards, the town was a place separated from its surrounding.
Jan
8
Markplatz in Bonn
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Wenn Mann ein Gedachtnis hat, über die Benutzung auf ein Platz, die viele Bedeutung und Moglichkeiten haben, kann man nicht so weit denken besonders in
Dec
29
NEMO
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NEMO, the Science Center in The Netherlands is where a visitor may find world of science and technology in a playful and entertaining way. It located just after the IJ Tunnel from the south to North, or in this case was found on the cruise on the water ways in Amsterdam. It is now green clad copper has made the boat-like green building outstandingly from its surrounding. Read more