Comments on: "The western media likes to portray China as this big behemoth" - Neri&Hu http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/23/there-are-people-in-china-interested-in-the-things-with-meaning-and-purpose-nerihu/ architecture and design magazine Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: @Eo267 http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/23/there-are-people-in-china-interested-in-the-things-with-meaning-and-purpose-nerihu/comment-page-1/#comment-1046556 @Eo267 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:45:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=269876#comment-1046556 I believe people are saying it because they see a lot of similar architecture styles from the west in China and yes it's often bigger. Peoples' bad habit is to compare things without understanding the value of them. Restoration projects in western countries, example the Netherlands is totally different we preserve and try to restore it to the origin. If we don't then we call it a renovation project. Here we divide old buildings in different categories (monuments) and values, it require different process and treatments. China almost lost its values especially in architecture, the influence of the past becomes almost a habit. So many architects design things without knowing their origin, so the architecture everywhere looks similar to western but bigger etc. It is important to appreciate your own architecture, understand and respect the value of it instead of replicating others. It's a bad habit! No wonder the misunderstanding of the western media is as "China as this big behemoth". I believe people are saying it because they see a lot of similar architecture styles from the west in China and yes it’s often bigger. Peoples’ bad habit is to compare things without understanding the value of them.

Restoration projects in western countries, example the Netherlands is totally different we preserve and try to restore it to the origin. If we don’t then we call it a renovation project. Here we divide old buildings in different categories (monuments) and values, it require different process and treatments.

China almost lost its values especially in architecture, the influence of the past becomes almost a habit. So many architects design things without knowing their origin, so the architecture everywhere looks similar to western but bigger etc. It is important to appreciate your own architecture, understand and respect the value of it instead of replicating others. It’s a bad habit!

No wonder the misunderstanding of the western media is as “China as this big behemoth”.

]]> By: aitanaenciso http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/23/there-are-people-in-china-interested-in-the-things-with-meaning-and-purpose-nerihu/comment-page-1/#comment-1044766 aitanaenciso Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:22:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=269876#comment-1044766 Nice angle! So encouraging, when you read it from Spain, with our given situation. I think all the world has to be aware of how slow governments work, and also how old all the media is. Beautiful pictures and video :) Nice angle! So encouraging, when you read it from Spain, with our given situation. I think all the world has to be aware of how slow governments work, and also how old all the media is.

Beautiful pictures and video :)

]]> By: PaxtonArchitecture http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/23/there-are-people-in-china-interested-in-the-things-with-meaning-and-purpose-nerihu/comment-page-1/#comment-1033968 PaxtonArchitecture Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:52:31 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=269876#comment-1033968 It's nice to see that China is taking an interest in refurbishment and the preservation of its historic architecture. Generally my view from the West is that the majority of this kind of stuff gets put by the wayside in favour of new 'starchitecture' type designs embodied with very little meaning overall. I think if a refurbishment is done with enough care and attention (and I don't necessarily mean preserving everything) then it can be a good thing that gives the building a new lease of life filling the building with new purpose and standing within its context. It's nice to see that China is taking an interest in refurbishment and the preservation of its historic architecture. Generally my view from the West is that the majority of this kind of stuff gets put by the wayside in favour of new 'starchitecture' type designs embodied with very little meaning overall. I think if a refurbishment is done with enough care and attention (and I don't necessarily mean preserving everything) then it can be a good thing that gives the building a new lease of life filling the building with new purpose and standing within its context.

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