Beijing

Can Beijing Design Week Make China an Innovator Instead of a Copycat?

More than a year after the Olympics, the party isn't over in Beijing. Earlier this month, the Chinese capital's National Day extravaganza, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, offered a ...READ»

Steven Holl's Chinese Masterpiece

"Linked Hybrid," Holl's apartment complex on Beijing's outskirts, wins the title of Asia's Best Tall Building.READ»

October 2008: Reader Feedback

In the Fast Lane By the time our July/August issue arrived in subscribers' mailboxes, cover girl Katie Hoff had broken the world record in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic trials, shaving 0.34 of a second ...READ»

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Can NBC Garner Olympic-Sized Ratings?

If you haven't seen the commercials on every NBC channel for the last year, the 29th Summer Olympic Games commence in Beijing at 08:08:08 p.m. Given that Beijing is 12 hours ahead of the East Coast, and 15 hours ahead of the West ...READ»

12 Cities to Watch

Peer through the shroud of smog, and you'll see Beijing all dressed up for the Olympics, with daring new buildings like Rem Koolhaas's CCTV HQ. China's economy is booming, and the arts scene is too. The newest draw in the hip 798 ...READ»