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NEW YORK CITY, USA 1. Building China: Five Projects \| Five Stories Exhibition [DOWNLOAD PDF] 2. Made By China Symposium 3. Asia Dialogues: Fertile Ground for Architecture 4. 3X3 A Perspective on China 5. OMA in Beijing: China Central Television Headquarters by Ole Scheeren and Rem Koolhaas Date: November 15, 2006-February 26, 2007 Location: The Museum of Modern Art OMA in Beijing Features Large-Scale Construction Photographs, Interior Renderings, and Model of CCTV, Many On View for the First Time in the United States. Pictured above: OMA/Ole Scheeren and Rem Koolhaas. CCTVTVCC. View from Dong San Huan Road, Beijing (computer generated image). © OMA 2006 More info... 5. Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art \| NEW YORK \| USA Date: September 28 - November 11, 2006 Location: China Institute, 125 East 65 Street, New York, NY 10021 Curated by world-renowned scholar Wu Hung, Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art is a thematic contemporary Chinese art exhibition. More info...

WILLIAMSTOWN \| MASS \| USA WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS: ZHAN WANG: URBAN LANDSCAPES \| WILLIAMSTOWN \| MASS Zhan Wang: Urban Landscape Dates: June 17-December 3, 2006 More info...

TORONTO, CANADA [DETOURS] EXHIBITION \| LECTURES \| SYMPOSIUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO [OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3, 7PM] [DETOURS: TACTICAL APPROACHES TO URBANIZATION IN CHINA] [AI WEIWEI] [AMATEUR ARCHITECTURE] [ATELIER 3] [ATELIER FEICHANG JIANZHU] [JIAKUN ARCHITECTS] [MADA S.P.A.M.] [NENO] [OU NING & CAO FEI] [SHENZHEN URBAN PLANNING BUREAU] [TURENSCAPE] [URBANUS ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN] More info...

LONDON, ENGLAND 1. THE CHINA SHOW \| MANCHESTER The creative and cultural explosion that has taken place in Chinese cities in recent years comes to Manchester in this groundbreaking exhibition exploring aspiration image and identity in contemporary China. Date: October 21, 2006 – January 7, 2007 Location: Urbis, Cathedral Gardens \| Manchester More info 2. CHINA POWER STATION: PART I Dates: 8 October – 5 November 2006 Serpentine Gallery presents China Power Station: Part 1 at Battersea Power Station More info...

3. CHINA FORTNIGHT \| RIBA \| LONDON \| ENGLAND Dates: 11-22 September 2006 The RIBA recognizes the increasing importance of China as a market and also welcomes the growth in cultural exchange with China. 'China Fortnight' will showcase the collaboration of British architects and engineers in China with particular emphasis on social and environmental sustainability. The work featured in this exhibition covers a wide range of projects, from ambitious sustainable cities and organic farms to transport infrastructure with eco-friendly features. The exhibition includes work by Arup, Foster & Partners, Terry Farrell & Partners and many others. More info...

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS CHINA CONTEMPORARY\| NAi \| ROTTERDAM \| THE NETHERLANDS China Contemporary Architecture, Art and Visual Culture A joint initiative of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Nederlands fotomuseum in Rotterdam. This first interdisciplinary overview of China's contemporary art, architecture and visual culture - including television, photography, newspapers, magazines and blogs - also provides a platform for a new critical voice from the People's Republic. Dates: Saturday 10 June 2006 through Sunday 3 September (Except for Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: Saturday 10 June through Sunday 13 August 2006.) More info...

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK CO-EVOLUTION \| COPENHAGEN \| DENMARK Danish / Chinese Collaboration on sustainable urban development in China CO-EVOLUTION was initiated by commissioner Kent Martinussen, Danish Architecture Centre and curated by the Danish architect Henrik Valeur, Director of UiD, who has been located in Shanghai throughout the process. More info...

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Re:Orient - Migrating Architectures \| BUDAPEST \| HUNGARY Venue: Pavilion at Giardini Commissioner: Zsolt Petrányi Curator: Attila Nemes Deputy Curators: Adam Somlai-Fischer, Samu Szemerey More info...

KASSEL, GERMANY KASSEL DOCUMENTA 12 Dates: 16 June - 23 September 2007 Opening hours: From 10 am to 8 pm daily The documenta is widely regarded as the most important exhibition of contemporary art. It was started by Arnold Bode in 1955 in the city of Kassel. The artistic director of documenta 12 is Roger M. Buergel, an exhibition organizer of international repute. Together with the art historian Ruth Noack and in keeping with the artistic aspirations of the documenta, he will exhibit art from a wide range of places throughout the world, employing all kinds of different media. The art works will be placed so as to emphasise their relationship with one another rather than simply juxtaposed at random. More info... Feature Chinese Artist AI WEIWEI \| FAIRYTALE The highlights of this year's documenta include works of art and actions like those of the Chinese concept artist Ai Weiwei, who is bringing to Kassel 1001 of his compatriots to take part in an art happening entitled Fairytale. Drawn from all social classes and professions, these Chinese citizens will experience the confrontation with a totally alien (art) culture. Source: Auswartiges Amt Documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany Documenta 12 MAGAZINES A magazine of magazines. More than 70 periodicals, magazines and online media from all over the world will enter into a dialogue. They will discuss and reflect the topics and theses of the exhibition. They will react to them and question them on the basis of their particular knowledge. URBAN CHINA MAGAZINE participating in Documenta 12 Magazines More info (Chinese Only)...

KARLSRUHE, GERMANY Totalstadt. Beijing Case Date: September 24, 2006 - January 7, 2007 Location: ZKM \| Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany Cultural aspects of high speed urbanization in China - final presentation of the scholarship holders of the project "Beijing Case". More info...

VENICE, ITALY 52ND INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION Think with the Senses - Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present Tense Date: June 10 – November 21, 2007 Location: Venice, Italy Chinese Pavilion EVERYDAY MIRACLES Artist: Shen Yuan, Yin Xiuzhen, Kan Xuan, Cao Fei Curator: Hou Hanru Venue: Vergini Garden, Arsenale Commissioner: China Arts & Entertainment Group Press Release China - Hong Kong STAR FAIRY Artist: Amy Cheung, Map Office (Gutierrez + Portefaix), Hiram To Curator: Norman Ford Venue: Campo della Tana, Castello 2126 Commissioner: Hong Kong Arts Development Council Press Release More info...

BEIJING, CHINA 1. New York Interrupted \| Beijing Seventeen New York based artists will exhibit works, many of them for the first time. Imbued with a post-9/11 sensibility, the works range across genres, but focus on sculpture, video and installation. Date: November 18, 2006-February 20, 2007 Location: PKM Gallery \| Beijing More info... 2. Beyond Beijing \| Hong Kong Beyond Beijing refers to the spread of China's influence beyond its political centers and its own borders to the broader international community. But with great power comes great responsibility. Date: November 24, 2006-January 26, 2007 Location: Osage Kwun Tong \| Hong Kong More info... 3. The 2nd Architectural Biennial Beijing (ABB2006) \| BEIJING \| CHINA Date: September 26 - October 6, 2006 Place: Beijing, China The 2nd Architectural Biennial Beijing (ABB2006) is organized jointly by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Culture P.R.China on September 26-October 6, 2006, including main theme exhibitions, special theme exhibitions and forums. More info... 4. Code : Blue - Confluence of Currents \| BEIJING \| CHINA 3rd Beijing International New Media Arts Exhibition and Symposium 2006 Dates: July 21 - July 31, 2006 Location: China Millennium Museum, Beijing, China More info... 5. Red Gate's 15th Anniversary Exhibition \| BEIJING \| CHINA Red Gate Gallery and their artists present the gallery's 15th anniversary exhibition to their clients, fellow artists, friends and supporters in China and across the world. In this exhibition Red Gate is exhibiting the very latest signature pieces of the 19 artists Red Gate currently represents. Dates: July 1 - August 27, 2006 Location: Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China More info... 6. CCTCTVCC \| COURTYARD GALLERY \| BEIJING \| CHINA Beijing, May 16, 2006-An exhibition organized by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on the China Central Television headquarters and the Television Cultural Center (CCTV and TVCC)-the most complex, avant-garde project in China-will open at the CourtYard Gallery in Beijing. Dates: May 21 - July 2 2006, Beijng More info... 7. 1st International Conference on China Planning and Development \| BEIJING \| CHINA Together with the Ministry of Construction and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the International Association for China Planning (IACP) will co-sponsor the 1st International Conference on China Planning and Development, or the 3rd Annual China Planning Network Conference, in Beijing from June 14 to 16, 2006. Dates: June 14-16 2006, Beijing More info... 8. IFOU \| Tsinghua University \| BEIJING \| CHINA International Forum on Urbanism Modernization & Regionalism - Re-inventing the Urban Identity Dates: October 18th-20th, 2006, Beijing More info...

SHANGHAI, CHINA 1. Fudan University International Urban Forum (FUIUF) Date: November 3-5, 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Recognizing the need for active interdisciplinary dialogue, FUIUF is launching a biennial series that is characterized by a spirit of international exchange and hands-on discussion. Uniquely, the series is conceived as an active exchange. More info... 2. FAR Architecture Center \| SHANGHAI \| CHINA FAR Architecture Center Shanghai presents the works of Dutch architects ONL (Oosterhuis and Lenard). Dates: the Solo Exhibition will be held from 17th untill 25th of June 2006 Location: the Suzhou Creek Warehouse in Shanghai. Opening: SATURDAY 17th of June at 19:00. More info... 3.SHANGHAI BIENNALE \| SHANGHAI \| CHINA Today, we live in an era that design dominates in our society, life and art. Design is often related with functional practice. Under the theme of design, it aims to liberate the simple opposing relationship between art and function. Through the re-pondering of art and design, design and industry, life and production, it tries to resume the liaison between art and ordinary life practice to initiate its vitality and energy. More info...

GUANGZHOU, CHINA 1. GET IT LOUDER! 2007 \| CREATIVE LIFE Get It Louder 2007 -an travel exhibition organized by the Modern Media Group. 150 artists around the world participated in the exhibition. The exhibits included works in poster design, illustration, photography, publication, toy, t-shirt, fashion, product design, animation, moving images, short film, interactive installations, digital media installation, architecture design, sound installation, and music performance. [TIME AND VENUE] GUANGZHOU Date: June 23, 2007 - July 7, 2007 Location: Grandview Mall SHANGHAI Date: July 21, 2007 - August 4, 2007 Location: Daning Life Hub BEIJING Date: August 16, 2007 - September 1, 2007 Location: Soho Shangdu CHENGDU Date: September 13, 2007 - September 25, 2007 Location: Bai Lian Tian Fu Shopping Plaza More info...

Program/Lecture/Event



NEW YORK CITY, USA 1. Building China: Five Projects \| Five Stories Exhibition [DOWNLOAD PDF] 2. Made By China Symposium 3. Asia Dialogues: Fertile Ground for Architecture 4. 3X3 A Perspective on China 5. OMA in Beijing: China Central Television Headquarters by Ole Scheeren and Rem Koolhaas Date: November 15, 2006-February 26, 2007 Location: The Museum of Modern Art OMA in Beijing Features Large-Scale Construction Photographs, Interior Renderings, and Model of CCTV, Many On View for the First Time in the United States. Pictured above: OMA/Ole Scheeren and Rem Koolhaas. CCTVTVCC. View from Dong San Huan Road, Beijing (computer generated image). © OMA 2006 More info... 5. Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art \| NEW YORK \| USA Date: September 28 - November 11, 2006 Location: China Institute, 125 East 65 Street, New York, NY 10021 Curated by world-renowned scholar Wu Hung, Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art is a thematic contemporary Chinese art exhibition. More info...

WILLIAMSTOWN \| MASS \| USA WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS: ZHAN WANG: URBAN LANDSCAPES \| WILLIAMSTOWN \| MASS Zhan Wang: Urban Landscape Dates: June 17-December 3, 2006 More info...

TORONTO, CANADA [DETOURS] EXHIBITION \| LECTURES \| SYMPOSIUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO [OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3, 7PM] [DETOURS: TACTICAL APPROACHES TO URBANIZATION IN CHINA] [AI WEIWEI] [AMATEUR ARCHITECTURE] [ATELIER 3] [ATELIER FEICHANG JIANZHU] [JIAKUN ARCHITECTS] [MADA S.P.A.M.] [NENO] [OU NING & CAO FEI] [SHENZHEN URBAN PLANNING BUREAU] [TURENSCAPE] [URBANUS ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN] More info...

LONDON, ENGLAND 1. THE CHINA SHOW \| MANCHESTER The creative and cultural explosion that has taken place in Chinese cities in recent years comes to Manchester in this groundbreaking exhibition exploring aspiration image and identity in contemporary China. Date: October 21, 2006 – January 7, 2007 Location: Urbis, Cathedral Gardens \| Manchester More info 2. CHINA POWER STATION: PART I Dates: 8 October – 5 November 2006 Serpentine Gallery presents China Power Station: Part 1 at Battersea Power Station More info...

3. CHINA FORTNIGHT \| RIBA \| LONDON \| ENGLAND Dates: 11-22 September 2006 The RIBA recognizes the increasing importance of China as a market and also welcomes the growth in cultural exchange with China. 'China Fortnight' will showcase the collaboration of British architects and engineers in China with particular emphasis on social and environmental sustainability. The work featured in this exhibition covers a wide range of projects, from ambitious sustainable cities and organic farms to transport infrastructure with eco-friendly features. The exhibition includes work by Arup, Foster & Partners, Terry Farrell & Partners and many others. More info...

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS CHINA CONTEMPORARY\| NAi \| ROTTERDAM \| THE NETHERLANDS China Contemporary Architecture, Art and Visual Culture A joint initiative of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Nederlands fotomuseum in Rotterdam. This first interdisciplinary overview of China's contemporary art, architecture and visual culture - including television, photography, newspapers, magazines and blogs - also provides a platform for a new critical voice from the People's Republic. Dates: Saturday 10 June 2006 through Sunday 3 September (Except for Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: Saturday 10 June through Sunday 13 August 2006.) More info...

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK CO-EVOLUTION \| COPENHAGEN \| DENMARK Danish / Chinese Collaboration on sustainable urban development in China CO-EVOLUTION was initiated by commissioner Kent Martinussen, Danish Architecture Centre and curated by the Danish architect Henrik Valeur, Director of UiD, who has been located in Shanghai throughout the process. More info...

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY Re:Orient - Migrating Architectures \| BUDAPEST \| HUNGARY Venue: Pavilion at Giardini Commissioner: Zsolt Petrányi Curator: Attila Nemes Deputy Curators: Adam Somlai-Fischer, Samu Szemerey More info...

KASSEL, GERMANY KASSEL DOCUMENTA 12 Dates: 16 June - 23 September 2007 Opening hours: From 10 am to 8 pm daily The documenta is widely regarded as the most important exhibition of contemporary art. It was started by Arnold Bode in 1955 in the city of Kassel. The artistic director of documenta 12 is Roger M. Buergel, an exhibition organizer of international repute. Together with the art historian Ruth Noack and in keeping with the artistic aspirations of the documenta, he will exhibit art from a wide range of places throughout the world, employing all kinds of different media. The art works will be placed so as to emphasise their relationship with one another rather than simply juxtaposed at random. More info... Feature Chinese Artist AI WEIWEI \| FAIRYTALE The highlights of this year's documenta include works of art and actions like those of the Chinese concept artist Ai Weiwei, who is bringing to Kassel 1001 of his compatriots to take part in an art happening entitled Fairytale. Drawn from all social classes and professions, these Chinese citizens will experience the confrontation with a totally alien (art) culture. Source: Auswartiges Amt Documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany Documenta 12 MAGAZINES A magazine of magazines. More than 70 periodicals, magazines and online media from all over the world will enter into a dialogue. They will discuss and reflect the topics and theses of the exhibition. They will react to them and question them on the basis of their particular knowledge. URBAN CHINA MAGAZINE participating in Documenta 12 Magazines More info (Chinese Only)...

KARLSRUHE, GERMANY Totalstadt. Beijing Case Date: September 24, 2006 - January 7, 2007 Location: ZKM \| Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany Cultural aspects of high speed urbanization in China - final presentation of the scholarship holders of the project "Beijing Case". More info...

VENICE, ITALY 52ND INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION Think with the Senses - Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present Tense Date: June 10 – November 21, 2007 Location: Venice, Italy Chinese Pavilion EVERYDAY MIRACLES Artist: Shen Yuan, Yin Xiuzhen, Kan Xuan, Cao Fei Curator: Hou Hanru Venue: Vergini Garden, Arsenale Commissioner: China Arts & Entertainment Group Press Release China - Hong Kong STAR FAIRY Artist: Amy Cheung, Map Office (Gutierrez + Portefaix), Hiram To Curator: Norman Ford Venue: Campo della Tana, Castello 2126 Commissioner: Hong Kong Arts Development Council Press Release More info...

BEIJING, CHINA 1. New York Interrupted \| Beijing Seventeen New York based artists will exhibit works, many of them for the first time. Imbued with a post-9/11 sensibility, the works range across genres, but focus on sculpture, video and installation. Date: November 18, 2006-February 20, 2007 Location: PKM Gallery \| Beijing More info... 2. Beyond Beijing \| Hong Kong Beyond Beijing refers to the spread of China's influence beyond its political centers and its own borders to the broader international community. But with great power comes great responsibility. Date: November 24, 2006-January 26, 2007 Location: Osage Kwun Tong \| Hong Kong More info... 3. The 2nd Architectural Biennial Beijing (ABB2006) \| BEIJING \| CHINA Date: September 26 - October 6, 2006 Place: Beijing, China The 2nd Architectural Biennial Beijing (ABB2006) is organized jointly by the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Culture P.R.China on September 26-October 6, 2006, including main theme exhibitions, special theme exhibitions and forums. More info... 4. Code : Blue - Confluence of Currents \| BEIJING \| CHINA 3rd Beijing International New Media Arts Exhibition and Symposium 2006 Dates: July 21 - July 31, 2006 Location: China Millennium Museum, Beijing, China More info... 5. Red Gate's 15th Anniversary Exhibition \| BEIJING \| CHINA Red Gate Gallery and their artists present the gallery's 15th anniversary exhibition to their clients, fellow artists, friends and supporters in China and across the world. In this exhibition Red Gate is exhibiting the very latest signature pieces of the 19 artists Red Gate currently represents. Dates: July 1 - August 27, 2006 Location: Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China More info... 6. CCTCTVCC \| COURTYARD GALLERY \| BEIJING \| CHINA Beijing, May 16, 2006-An exhibition organized by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on the China Central Television headquarters and the Television Cultural Center (CCTV and TVCC)-the most complex, avant-garde project in China-will open at the CourtYard Gallery in Beijing. Dates: May 21 - July 2 2006, Beijng More info... 7. 1st International Conference on China Planning and Development \| BEIJING \| CHINA Together with the Ministry of Construction and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the International Association for China Planning (IACP) will co-sponsor the 1st International Conference on China Planning and Development, or the 3rd Annual China Planning Network Conference, in Beijing from June 14 to 16, 2006. Dates: June 14-16 2006, Beijing More info... 8. IFOU \| Tsinghua University \| BEIJING \| CHINA International Forum on Urbanism Modernization & Regionalism - Re-inventing the Urban Identity Dates: October 18th-20th, 2006, Beijing More info...

SHANGHAI, CHINA 1. Fudan University International Urban Forum (FUIUF) Date: November 3-5, 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Recognizing the need for active interdisciplinary dialogue, FUIUF is launching a biennial series that is characterized by a spirit of international exchange and hands-on discussion. Uniquely, the series is conceived as an active exchange. More info... 2. FAR Architecture Center \| SHANGHAI \| CHINA FAR Architecture Center Shanghai presents the works of Dutch architects ONL (Oosterhuis and Lenard). Dates: the Solo Exhibition will be held from 17th untill 25th of June 2006 Location: the Suzhou Creek Warehouse in Shanghai. Opening: SATURDAY 17th of June at 19:00. More info... 3.SHANGHAI BIENNALE \| SHANGHAI \| CHINA Today, we live in an era that design dominates in our society, life and art. Design is often related with functional practice. Under the theme of design, it aims to liberate the simple opposing relationship between art and function. Through the re-pondering of art and design, design and industry, life and production, it tries to resume the liaison between art and ordinary life practice to initiate its vitality and energy. More info...

GUANGZHOU, CHINA 1. GET IT LOUDER! 2007 \| CREATIVE LIFE Get It Louder 2007 -an travel exhibition organized by the Modern Media Group. 150 artists around the world participated in the exhibition. The exhibits included works in poster design, illustration, photography, publication, toy, t-shirt, fashion, product design, animation, moving images, short film, interactive installations, digital media installation, architecture design, sound installation, and music performance. [TIME AND VENUE] GUANGZHOU Date: June 23, 2007 - July 7, 2007 Location: Grandview Mall SHANGHAI Date: July 21, 2007 - August 4, 2007 Location: Daning Life Hub BEIJING Date: August 16, 2007 - September 1, 2007 Location: Soho Shangdu CHENGDU Date: September 13, 2007 - September 25, 2007 Location: Bai Lian Tian Fu Shopping Plaza More info...