http://www.peoplesarchitecture.org People's Architecture 3X3: A Perspective on China is a monthly lecture series at the Center for Architecture (New York) that creates a platform for a broadened understanding of current Chinese architectural and urban practice. The nine-part monthly lecture series will bring together Chinese and internationally recognized scholars, artists, and architects to examine the unique contradictions and challenges posed by China's rapid urbanization and growth. en-us Peoples Architecture is a non-for-profit organization © 2006 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:50:43 GMT People's Architecture keith@peoplesarchitecture.org People's Architecture Internationally acclaimed Chinese architect and head of the architectural school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, YUNG HO CHANG presents a trilogy of quasi films on his architectural practice, Atelier FCJZ. The films are based on the Hong Kong film noir WU JIAN ZAO (Infernal Affairs has been remade as the Oscar-winning The Departed). WU JIAN ZAO places the work of Atelier FCJZ in a context geographically, temporally, and culturally, blurring reality and fiction. Yet, the film is not far from the frantic experience in China. In the words of YUNG HO CHANG; "Furthermore, it reveals that our anchoring in basic architecture is ultimately strategic and it is a preparation for more involvement in making the broader contemporary Chinese cultural landscape." This podcast includes the Introduction and the Question and Answer component of the presentation. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:50:43 GMT 40:59 No china, architecture, urbanism, art, new york People's Architecture China's urban and architectural transformation not only alters the urban fabric; but is also forcing a dramatic change in its culture, media, communication and advertisement industry. This convergence raises questions about one's identity but is also the motor for creativity. The China Visual Culture lecture examines the new ways and forms of representing those changes; whether they are emerging new architectural magazines, billboards, photography, the Internet and Blog culture or the way they infuse global culture with Chinese characteristics. A unique insight in this multi-layered meaning of Urban China will enable us to understand the effect of urban renewal on Chinese culture and society. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:50:43 GMT 1:56:40 No china, architecture, urbanism, art, new york People's Architecture China's urban and rural transformation is characterized by dynamic phenomena that question Western ways of analyzing the city, its culture, and its people. Two renowned professors will analyze and discuss China's transition by exploring the peri-urban condition and the creation of new urbanism in transitional Chinese cities. In these areas of urban expansion, where rural meets urban life, China reinvents itself, rural migrants man the industries located on the city's edge, and young urban professionals move out to the urban periphery in search of the quiet life. Examining new urbanism means understanding the interplay between state, market, and space. China's market transition is used as a laboratory to observe these three inter-linked transformations. This multilayered meaning of urbanization enables us to understand the causes and effects of, and the motives behind contemporary Chinese urban development. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:50:43 GMT 1:53:14 No china, architecture, urbanism, art, new york