According to BBC News, China’s construction industry provided jobs for 37 million people as of 2011. Between 1990 and 2004, 85 million square meters of commercial space was built in Shanghai--the ...
But in 21st-century China, these statement buildings have taken a peculiar turn. For a time, flamboyant designs by renowned architects became a shortcut for Chinese cities to showcase their ...
China has restricted smaller cities in the country from building "super high-rise buildings", as part of a larger bid to crack down on vanity projects. The country is home to some of the world's ...