This article is adapted from a South China Morning Post report titled "China's architecture should focus more on public space." In this interview, Peter Schubert, Design Partner at Ennead Architects, discusses how Chinese cities can achieve a "renaissance" amid today's rapid urban expansion. Below is the full interview:
Today, urban construction in China is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Skyscrapers are mushrooming, while various infrastructure projects and commercial complexes emerge one after another. Indeed, China has surpassed the rest of the world to become the nation with the largest volume, grandest scale, and fastest pace of construction. Monolithic, single-use, supertall buildings define city skylines, symbolizing the modernization and globalization of Chinese society.
