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“desiGn in china’s CITIES HAS CHANgED BEYOND
ALL RECOgNITION IN THE LAST TWO DECADES.
YOU CAN START TALKINg ABOUT thinGs beinG
desiGned in china, NOT JUST MADE IN CHINA”
Zhang Hongxing, co-curator of the China Design Now exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum
win-win designs
“one of the major challenges that china faces – and this of society. the government bids on the open market for carbon critical design gives them that.
is the same as for the rest of the world – is sustainability, its energy needs – carbon critical design saves energy, so “it’s a win-win-win situation, but it’s also one of the
which has been written into the government’s building this is a good thing for the government. Likewise for the few cases where architects must polish up. if they can
regulations,” explains KY cheung. “we have to train consumer: if i don’t have to pay as much for my electricity, do this, then the government, the developer and the
ourselves in this new field of carbon critical design, to find i have more disposable income for myself and my family. consumer will love them.
sustainable systems and products that are commercially “developers can use this feature to sell any build to “throughout atkins, there is substantial experience in
viable, and to convince developers to use them, not the government and the consumer. Local developers are sustainability consultancy and engineering support. we
only for their own benefit but as a way to comply with smart – they want their projects to be distinct, they need will be gearing up in the near future, hopefully before the
government requirements. to compete against other housing developments and end of this financial year. ideally, we want our own team
“sustainability represents good design for all levels want something unique to market their projects. in place to address these issues.”
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