Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho Complex
and its pirated version: Meiquan 22nd Century, developed by Chongqing
Thanx my friend architect Thuy Nguyen for sharing the original article: http://www.dezeen.com/2013/01/02/zaha-hadid-building-pirated-in-china/
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Zaha Hadid seeing double in China
"Hadid is not the first to be mimicked in China. Last year, a small UNESCO-protected village in Austria, Hallstatt, was recreated, brick for brick, in the subtropical district of Guangdong, China. You can find the complete story here."
China replicates Austrian village
Why do the Chinese copy so much?
"Perhaps the language is a reason why: you cannot learn Chinese unless you spend years memorizing thousands of characters needed to achieve literacy, unless you copy, single-mindedly, unquestioningly. Some linguists and cultural historians believe so much mental energy and brain space is taken up by rote learning of the language, that little is left over for innovative thinking."
" “China is adopting the achievements of Western civilization, at least as far as information and technology go. They are learning like crazy and you learn through imitation, too.”
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Chinese copy Victoria's Secret show
iPhone 5 copied and design-patented in China
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Zaha Hadid seeing double in China
"Hadid is not the first to be mimicked in China. Last year, a small UNESCO-protected village in Austria, Hallstatt, was recreated, brick for brick, in the subtropical district of Guangdong, China. You can find the complete story here."
China replicates Austrian village
Why do the Chinese copy so much?
"Perhaps the language is a reason why: you cannot learn Chinese unless you spend years memorizing thousands of characters needed to achieve literacy, unless you copy, single-mindedly, unquestioningly. Some linguists and cultural historians believe so much mental energy and brain space is taken up by rote learning of the language, that little is left over for innovative thinking."
" “China is adopting the achievements of Western civilization, at least as far as information and technology go. They are learning like crazy and you learn through imitation, too.”
Copies of Zaha Hadid's Bulbous Blobs set to overtake China
Chinese copy Victoria's Secret show
iPhone 5 copied and design-patented in China
10 most audacious Chinese-made knock-offs
Chinese can copy anything
China builds its own London Bridge
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