China's ballooning cities / a film by Claire Floquet, Jörg Daniel Hissen ; written by Michael Trabitzsch ; producers, Claire Floquet, Ying Jiang ; produced by Prounen Film.
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
1 videodisc (43 min. 34 sec.) : color and sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Credits: China's Ballooning Cities (0:31) Immigrant Districts (2:02) -- Urbanization Challenges (2:04) -- Haphazard Urban Planning (2:33) -- Traditional Chinese Housing (2:03) -- Ordos (2:20) -- Ordos Museum (3:00) -- Hong Kong (2:32) -- Constant Urban Reinvention (3:45) -- Shenzhen (3:22) -- Skyscraper Competition (2:14) -- Oct Design Museum (4:23) -- Hangzhou (3:10) -- Vertical Courtyard Apartments (2:16) -- Ningbo Museum of Art (3:06) -- Asia's Urban Future (1:20) -- Credits: China's Ballooning Cities (0:31)
Summary:
This documentary explores China's rapid urbanization through architecture and design. Within two decades, villages have exploded into mega cities and urban planners can't keep up with the rate of migration as rural people seek better economic and educational opportunities for their children. Prominent architects, including Jane Zhang, Pei Zhu, Ma Yansong, and Wang Shu, discuss their innovative museum projects and photographer Peter Bialobrzeski draws inspiration from chaos, vitality, and impermanence found in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Development and design trends in Chongqing, Beijing, Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Ordos are also highlighted.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.