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Originally posted by .memetic liaison.:
was mildly surprised at the singular lack of vision exhibited by bigend in commenting that he was disappointed in the options for office space in beijing ("what can you do, it's beijing?"). the architecture of the city is fast rivalling that of anywhere, and with highly customizable courtyards (siheyuan), enormous art studios aplenty near 798,the soho groups pop-arch sensibilities, and the recent work of studio pei zhu and mad (ma yansong's firm) it seems silly to think that cold war gray is still the only option.

of course, i suppose this could be a nod to the fact that w+k, which blue ant could easily be taken as a nod to, has displayed a similar lack of vision in instituting themselves in the capital, with a presence of about 2 staff members. rumours abound that a w+k beijing lab is in the works should stifle that somewhat. i expect more time will be spent in the 'jing for the inevitable completion of the trilogy (?), as there are scant few places changing as quickly.