From the Field: China Business Blitz

摘要

Being the true story of how one American firm chased architectural commissions across eastern China and found a veritable pot of gold. Not without years of round-robin trips across the Pacific, 16-hour days, or jet lag. For a new generation of American architects, stymied by the vagaries of the domestic economy, China represents potential salvation- a constantly expanding marketplace that welcomes their expertise, with projects challenging conventional experience and scale. The overall market; is enormous: Consider that in 2003, China leaped from fourth to third place among construction economies, leading hungry architects to yearn for room at the Chinese banquet.