February 22, 2016

Dept. of Irony: No more gated communities in Beijing

It was just one sentence in this bigger story in the New York Times:

China

A directive issued on Sunday by the State Council, China’s cabinet, and the Communist Party’s Central Committee says no to architecture that is “oversized, xenocentric, weird” and devoid of cultural tradition. Instead, buildings should be “suitable, economic, green and pleasing to the eye.”

The directive also calls for an end to gated communities.

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