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The industrial city and how it chooses to deal with flood architecture is hardly thoughtful. China as a quick growing country seems to be building with less thought and more speed. Although I can understand the need to build infrastructure asap because of the displacement of people and their need for new homes. But the design of compact building and concrete jungles seem outdated and create more problem in the long run, no sustainable systems in place. Ed mentioned that some places are abandoned entirely and surely paved over with concrete with a single purpose to stabilize the land. Instead of using the lay of the land or engineer with a purpose to work with the river should be priority over blow up, pave and cover with concrete. China has an opportunity to become a world leader and from what I've seen is unfortunate. I am sure that there are wonderfully built areas but the destruction of rural China is terrible. With a growing population and increase in industrial activity surely the long run should also be a priority in terms of sustainability.
On the other hand the architecture of the post industrial city seems very well designed with purposeful intentions. A clear intent to use the river in a less intrusive fashion is interesting.
CHRIS>C
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