A violin-shaped church, an 'upside down' house and a hotel modeled on a Russian doll are among the entries in an annual poll to name the year's 'ugliest' Chinese buildings.
. But the new government communiqués have included a slew of less eye-catching -- but potentially far-reaching -- proposals.
Suggestions have included appointing a chief architect for each city, as seen in many Western countries, as well as a credit system that could blacklist designers who do not comply with planning regulations. The government has also warned against demolishing historical buildings, while encouraging designs that"highlight Chinese characteristics.
in 2019 they had been forced to modify their design mid-construction after the vice mayor's office suggested it"wasn't Chinese enough." The Xiangyang Science and Technology Museum, one of several museums named in the annual Ugliest Building Survey.Of course, China's bureaucratic governance means new regulations can be slow to take effect. According to Fei Chen, a senior architecture professor specializing in urban policy at the UK's Liverpool University, new guidelines provide a broad framework for cities, but finer details must be resolved at a local level.
"Architects and urban designers may benefit from quite specific guidance on what good design is," she said at the time of the housing ministry circular."But this needs to be related to the local context, so I wouldn't expect the national government to produce guidance like this. What works in one context may not work in another.""In east-coast cities, or more developed areas, architects have better design skills, so they produce better buildings.
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