Article: Architects perform structural gymnastics in Asia.

As the boom gathers momentum all over the world, New York architects are finding opportunities to design projects they have only dreamed about in places they never suspected they would gain entrance.

Nowhere is that possibility being felt more acutely than in China, where the quality of architecture is said to be improving by a generation every five years and western architects are being given the opportunity to perform structural gymnastics designing shapes that many would never dare to try and complete in New York.

In doing so, both Chinese culture, and the lessons learned on their projects, shifts the scope of the work they bring back home.

...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!