The Linked Hybrid

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This weekend, I made my way out to take a look at Steven Holl's Linked Hyrbid in Beijing as well as the exhibition "Urbanisms" that was on display there through the end of the month. Holl, who finished second to the pair of Ryue Nishizawa and Kazuyo Sejima (SANAA), for this year's Pritzker Prize, has become extremely active in China with major residential and cultural projects around the country. With an office in Beijing run by Holl's partner, Li Hu, as well as the original office in New York, the firm says it is able to work around the clock due to the 12/13 hour time difference between China and the East Coast.

Located on the North East corner of Beijing's 2nd Ring Road, the Linked Hybrid finds itself as the centerpiece of one of Beijing's major art districts. Situated right in between two stops on the 13 line, the neighborhood is quiet, with little pedestrian or automotive traffic.

Rem-ember me?

Thus begins my summer in Beijing.  While I am going to continue to post on RAWRchitecture, I am also going to start another blog focussing on things I do, eat, and see from day to day.  You can find it over at http://www.zhi-nal.blogspot.com/.