ubcsala [china] 2007

On June 7 at B.A.S.E. Beijing, the final event for the course took place. Following is the project statement and some event photos:

LINE 13: CIVIC SPACE UNDER DEVELOPMENT
When the West thinks of China’s current transformation - it thinks big. The world’s most populous nation builds the world’s largest dam; its economy grows at a rate […]

The course research lab is located next to Yuan Ming Yuan, the Old Summer Palace.
Yuan Ming Yuan East Gate
Yuan Ming Yuan East Road
100084 Haidian District, Beijing
Our neighbors include:
Urban China: http://www.urbanchina.com.cn/
Atelier Feichang Jianzhu: http://www.fcjz.com/
One Way Street Library: http://english.cri.cn/3100/2006/08/31/63@133311.htm
Mima Design
Mima Cafe
As someone who was born and grew up […]

There is a row of bicycle shops just outside the Yuan Ming Yuan East gate that is a good and inexpensive place to buy bikes (exit the East Gate and turn right headed toward Tsinghua and Beijing University).
-Ron Henderson, Tsinghua University Department of Landscape Architecture

There are more Chinese studying English than there are US citizens.