China

Is China the external drive of the French built environment?

In Architecture, China, France, Paris on 15 June 2008 with no comments

“Could China be the USB external hard-drive of the French built environment?”

Chinese websites mourn

In China, Commerce, Disaster, Internet on 27 May 2008 with no comments

Chinese corporations and multinationals doing business in China toned down the colors on their websites after the devastating Sichuan earthquake. Most opted for black.
Although white more commonly signifies death and mourning in China, black is a more effective way of expressing grief on the white background of a Web page.

China’s Chicago, etc.

In China, Development, Globalization, Travel, Urbanism on 2 November 2007 with no comments

What do Chongqing, Wuhan, Ningbo, and Dalian have in common? They’re China’s second-tier cities. And they’re booming:
They are attracting more and more tourists as well as investors from home and abroad. These cities are endeavoring to form their own unique character, attempting to evolve into Chinese versions of Chicago, Hawaii or Bangalore.
In an article from [...]

Chinese company City8 enters online mapping fray

In Beijing, China, Geography, Mapping, Photography on 30 October 2007 with no comments

Using home-grown technology, a Chinese firm has upstaged the likes of Google and Microsoft with a mapping service featuring 360-degree street-level imaging of extraordinarily high resolution.
The Sydney Morning Herald covers City8’s entrance to the online mapping fray [web site and a sample street level view]. The catch? City8 has been around since 2005 and has [...]