State involvement in urban expansion and green architecture

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationA History of Design Institutes in China
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Mao to Market
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter6
Pages113-139
ISBN (electronic)9780203709917, 9781351356794
ISBN (print)9781138562332
Publication statusPublished - 2 Aug 2018

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NameRoutledge Research in Architecture
PublisherRoutledge

Abstract

Over the past three decades, dramatic urban development on the largest scale in human history has fundamentally transformed China and the rest of the world. One striking statistic to illustrate this phenomenon is the consumption of cement. According to statistics from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), China used more concrete between 2011 and 2013 (6.6 gigatons) than the United States used in the entire twentieth century (4.5 gigatons). In 2016, 11 of 128 buildings over 200 meters tall completed around the world were in the burgeoning city of Shenzhen, located just north of Hong Kong, a number that is greater than for the entire United States. Behind almost every tall building erected in China lie the design institutes, which either designed them independently or assisted international or domestic private architects by providing construction documents and other professional services. The 632-meter Shanghai Tower, for instance, was completed in 2016 and is the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world; it was designed by the American firm Gensler and Shanghai Tongji Architectural Design Group Co. Ltd.

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State involvement in urban expansion and green architecture. / Xue, Charlie Q. L.; Ding, Guanghui.
A History of Design Institutes in China: From Mao to Market. Routledge, 2018. p. 113-139 (Routledge Research in Architecture).

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