go west project - introduction
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IMAGINE A CITY CENTRE AS BIG AS FRANKFURT’S, WITH SKYSCRAPERS
SCATTERED AROUND A CENTRAL MAN-MADE LAKE. THE ROADS ARE BRAND NEW
AND SIX LANES WIDE.
EVERYTHING LOOKS ALL SHINY, MODERN AND METROPOLITAN-LIKE.
EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.
THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY INHABITANTS.
YET.
CHINA’S BIG CITIES HAVE GROWN ENORMOUSLY
SOME CITIES ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO DEVELOP
THESE AREAS ARE MOST DEVELOPED
HOW DO CITIES IN OTHER AREAS LOOK LIKE?
THESE CITIES ALSO HAVE MILLIONS OF INHABITANTS...
...AND THESE...
...AND THESE...
HOW DO THESE CITIES LOOK LIKE? AND HOW WILL THEY DEVELOP? AND THEIR INHABITANTS, HOW DO THEY VIEW THE ONGOING CHANGES? HOW DO THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY? HOW IS THEIR LIFE AF-FECTED? WHAT DREAMS ABOUT THE FUTURE DO THEY CHERISH? AND HOW DO SPECIALISTS VIEW THESE CHANGES? AND GOVERNMENT? HOW DO INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AFFECT THESE CIT-IES? AND WHAT EFFECT DO THESE NEW MEGACI-TIES IMPOSE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATU-RAL RESOURCES?WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE? AND WHAT ARE BEST PRACTICES? DO THEY DEVELOP THEIR OWN IDENTITY? AND HOW?
THE GO WEST PROJECT ANSWERS THESE, AND MORE QUESTIONS
ABOUT CHINESE ‘INVISIBLE’ CITIES...
...WITH A FOCUS ON 5 THEMES...
PEOPLE: DEMOGRAPHICS, CHANGES IN SOCIETY,
GLOBALIZATION, DREAMS ABOUT THE FUTURE, SOCIAL LIFE.
MONEY: LOCAL BUSINESS, INCOME GROWTH,
INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
CITY: URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECTURE, TYPOLOGIES, SUSTAINABILITY, ICONS,
CONNECTIONS WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.
NATURE: SUPPLY OF RESOURCES, POLLUTION,
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS.
IDENTITY: URBAN IDENTITY, CITY MARKETING, CULTURAL LIFE,
ART, FOOD.
TO BE PUBLISHED IN DIFFERENT MEDIA:
A BOOK, TO BE PRESENTED AT SHANGHAI EXPO 2010
WWW.GOWESTPROJECT.COM
PUBLICATIONS IN DIFFERENT MAGAZINES
PRESENTATIONS AT RELEVANT PLATFORMS
EXPOSITIONS
THE GO WEST PROJECT IS STILL LOOKING FOR PARTNERS AND SPONSPORS
PARTNERSHIP =
PARTICIPATING IN A PROJECT THAT ACCUMULATES KNOWLEDGE ;
BEING MEMBER OF A NETWORK THAT PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE;
BEING ATTACHED TO ALL EXHIBITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS;
SPONSORING THE BOOK TO BE PRESENTED ON EXPO 2010.
THE GO WEST PROJECT IS FOUNDED BY:
MICHIEL HULSHOF, JOURNALIST (VRIJ NEDERLAND, ANP, TAGESZEITUNG)
DAAN ROGGEVEEN, ARCHITECT(MADA, NL ARCHITECTS, LUCAS&DAAN, IPMMC)
INTERESTED?
OR CALL
MICHIEL HULSHOF:+86.13.52.44.15.510
DAAN ROGGEVEEN:+86.13.81.73.42.801
WWW.GOWESTPROJECT.COM
