Eyebeam (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
via http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2007/10/16/gran-teatro-nacional-de-beijing-paul-andreu/ Originally posted by anbru from FFFFOUND! / EVERYONE , ReBlogged by Addie Wagenknecht on Aug 13, 2008 at 04:47 PM
World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Thought I'd like to share this. By Richard L King In a few days, the XXIX Summer Olympiad will be held in Beijing. The opening ceremony will begin precisely at 8:08 am on August 8, 2008 or 808.8.8.08. The number 8 is an auspicious number in China , equivalent to lucky 7 in the West - July 7, 2007, saw a rash of weddings all around the US. Hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors - not to mention more...
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 27/07/2008
A distant view of the National Center for the Performing Arts (or “the Egg”), designed by Paul Andreu and constructed for $500 million. The first big commission of the modern era, it is regarded as Beijing’s Lincoln Center.
*michael parekh on IT* (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
NEXT IN LINE A few days ago I posted about a unique building going up in Beijing, the new CCTV tower designed by Rem Koolhas, with critical praise by Paul Goldberger in the New Yorker. Today, the New York Times has a feature piece on the architectural renaissance going on all across China, lead in many cases by prominent architects from around the world. The piece also has a great picture of the Koolhas...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
The country's new architecture exudes an aura that has as much to do with intellectual ferment as economic clout.
Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Beijing�s new National Grand Theatre is one of Beijing�s new architectural masterpieces. The controversial building was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. The exterior is made from titanium and has been described as looking like a UFO. The building has created controversy for not fitting 1 Vote(s)
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
For China, a successful staging of the Olympics is a question of good grace, manners and proper etiquette. All round the country, young men and women are being trained to put China's best face forward when 500,000 foreigners and two million visitors from within China arrive for the 29th Olympiad, which begins in the city of Beijing on 8 August.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 28/03/2008
Nearly four years after its distinctive latticed roof caved in, killing four in a shower of concrete and glass, the boarding area of Terminal 2E at Charles de Gaulle Airport was due to reopen to the public Sunday, following a painstaking reconstruction.
LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 18/03/2008
China - The Suzhou Science, Technology, Culture, & Art Centre is the newly-established cultural landmark of Suzhou City in China. Designed by architect Paul Andreu, the centre features a ...
TIME: Top World Stories (Free subscription) | 28/12/2007
Opening night at the stunning National Grand Theater is an acoustic and artistic success but the audience lays an egg
CubeMe (Free subscription) | 26/10/2007
The National Grand Theater also known as The Egg, is an opera house in Beijing, China. Paul Andreu designed this cultural complex conceived as a “city of theaters” surrounded by an artificial lake in a new urban park. The theater has attracted much attention for its location, design, and shape. The exterior of the theater is [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 25/09/2007
Beijing's futuristic new national theater, criticized by some for being too ostentatious for its surroundings, opened its doors Tuesday for a trial performance.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 15/09/2007
Audiences in Shanghai and Beijing will soon be able to kick up their heels to Mandarin-language productions of West End and Broadway classics, as the British producer Cameron Mackintosh stages shows such as Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and Miss Saigon in China.
