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The Resource New Beijing : re-inventing a city, (videorecording)

New Beijing : re-inventing a city, (videorecording)

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Beijing is experiencing the most rapid redevelopment since Haussmann redesigned Paris in the 19th Century. By 2009 little of the old city of Beijing will remain. Olympic crowds marveled at the new face of Beijing as it unveiled - an impressive array of symbols by some of the world's best-regarded architects: the Watercube and Birds Nest, the National Theatre, the CCTV Tower and the Beijing Capital Airport. International architects, Paul Andreu, Australia's PTW, Foster and Partners and OMA, show us their iconic buildings, all built or completed 2008 the Olympic Year, and discuss the experience of working in China. While the impact of foreign architects on China may be greater than just the symbolist buildings they create, some Beijingers express concern that these buildings aren't 'culturally appropriate' and question whether they are indeed the best international architecture. Qianmen, a historic district and the home of Peking Opera, was demolished and re-constructed with Beijing authorities unveiling it for tourists in August 2008 as a bizarre restoration of 'Old Beijing'. Local resident Zhang Jinqi is running an inspirational project to photograph Qianmen in the face of the demolition. He has gathered a group of citizens to photograph remaining heritage districts. In January 2009 Zhang and colleagues, with funds from The Ford Foundation, open an exhibition called "Memory of China" looking at cultural heritage in cities across China. The architects of the iconic buildings and their future visions contrast with Zhang's project to photograph the last heritage districts. Juxtaposing Old Beijing with the new city being built in its place; we explore what effect of the reconstruction and how it is turning the intellectual and cultural heart of China into a globalized metropolis. This film raises questions about the future of China, and about all of our futures, but it is firstly a portrait of a city with a distinct cultural and intellectual identity, which is disappearing overnight. With 400 cities of the size of Beijing to be built by 2020, China has little time to reflect on its past
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (53 min.)
Note
Title from DVD container
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Label
New Beijing : re-inventing a city
Title
New Beijing
Title remainder
re-inventing a city
Title variation
New Beijing
Title variation remainder
reinventing a city
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Beijing is experiencing the most rapid redevelopment since Haussmann redesigned Paris in the 19th Century. By 2009 little of the old city of Beijing will remain. Olympic crowds marveled at the new face of Beijing as it unveiled - an impressive array of symbols by some of the world's best-regarded architects: the Watercube and Birds Nest, the National Theatre, the CCTV Tower and the Beijing Capital Airport. International architects, Paul Andreu, Australia's PTW, Foster and Partners and OMA, show us their iconic buildings, all built or completed 2008 the Olympic Year, and discuss the experience of working in China. While the impact of foreign architects on China may be greater than just the symbolist buildings they create, some Beijingers express concern that these buildings aren't 'culturally appropriate' and question whether they are indeed the best international architecture. Qianmen, a historic district and the home of Peking Opera, was demolished and re-constructed with Beijing authorities unveiling it for tourists in August 2008 as a bizarre restoration of 'Old Beijing'. Local resident Zhang Jinqi is running an inspirational project to photograph Qianmen in the face of the demolition. He has gathered a group of citizens to photograph remaining heritage districts. In January 2009 Zhang and colleagues, with funds from The Ford Foundation, open an exhibition called "Memory of China" looking at cultural heritage in cities across China. The architects of the iconic buildings and their future visions contrast with Zhang's project to photograph the last heritage districts. Juxtaposing Old Beijing with the new city being built in its place; we explore what effect of the reconstruction and how it is turning the intellectual and cultural heart of China into a globalized metropolis. This film raises questions about the future of China, and about all of our futures, but it is firstly a portrait of a city with a distinct cultural and intellectual identity, which is disappearing overnight. With 400 cities of the size of Beijing to be built by 2020, China has little time to reflect on its past
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SUA
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director/producer: Georgia Wallace-Crabbe ; co-producer: Gregory Miller ; editor: Kevin Hinchey ; composer: Dan Wallace-Crabbe
Dewey number
307.340951156
Runtime
53
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
New Beijing : re-inventing a city, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Title from DVD container
Color
multicolored
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (53 min.)
Medium for sound
videodisc
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sd., col.
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) a644645
  • (OCoLC)707893861
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
New Beijing : re-inventing a city, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
Title from DVD container
Color
multicolored
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (53 min.)
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sd., col.
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) a644645
  • (OCoLC)707893861
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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