In this presentation the founders of the Go West Project will present results from their research on the cities in the Central and Western part of China. China-correspondent Michiel Hulshof and architect Daan Roggeveen will show redevelopment projects in Shijiazhuang, preservation projects in Kunming and the new business district in Wuhan. The evening will end with a panel discussion about several topics: How do these cities develop? Does China build a new type of city? What does the growth of these cities mean for China and the rest of the world?
The panel consists of China watchers, amongst whom Annette Nijs, director Global Initiative of the China Europe International Business School and author of the book ‘China with New Eyes’ and Michelle Provoost, founder of Crimson Architectural Historians and director of the International New Town Institute.
Also on February 11, De Balie will open a photo exhibition about the performance of the Go West Project at the Shenzhen / Hong Kong Architecture Biennale in December, where they asked 6 taxi drivers from 6 different Chinese cities to drive across the country to Shenzhen.
