Archi-Olympics Symposium: The Shaping of a New Beijing

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Archi-Olympics: The Shaping of a New Beijing


Harvard Graduate School of Design (Gund Hall)
48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
Saturday, 15 March 2008 ::: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free Admission ::: Open to all


ChinaGSD, the Harvard Design School's official organization on architectural and urban developments in China, is organizing its largest event of the year - the symposium on the Beijing Olympics.
The event will address the unprecedented architectural and urban transformation of Beijing - perhaps the largest such undertaking in the world - as motivated by the 2008 Olympic Games.
The symposium will focus on a critique of the main architectural works and urban transformation in Beijing, followed by a discussion on how changes from the Olympics will affect social, economic, architectural and urban development in the capital city.

? Come join these esteemed speakers in an insightful discussion about the total transformation of a city.
? Learn about the story behind the designs of the Olympic Buildings, as well as the rest of Beijing.
? Engage in a discussion about the role buildings and urbanism affect the social and economic dynamics of a major city.
? Get to know the new Beijing!

Featured Speakers and Panelists:

Zhang Bing, Vice-Chairman, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design
Clifford Pearson, Deputy Editor, Asia Region, Architectural Record, New York
Zhu Wenyi, Dean, Tsinghua University School of Architecture, Beijing
Peng Peikeng, Professor, Architecture at Tsinghua University, Beijing
Jeffrey Soule, China Policy Director, American Planning Association, Washington DC
Stephen Greyser, Professor, Sports Business and Marketing, Harvard Business School
Yung Ho Chang, Chair, MIT Department of Architecture; Founding Principal of Atelier FCJZ, Beijing
Dennis Pieprz, Principal, Sasaki Associates; Chief Designer of Beijing Olympic Green, Boston
Paul Katz, Partner, Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects, New York
Ezra Vogel, Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Emeritus, Harvard University Michael Liao, Structural Engineer Partner, Geiger Gossen Hamilton Liao, P.C.
Neville Mars, Founder, Dynamic City Foundation, Beijing

This symposium is made possible by sponsorships from:
Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects -- Sasaki Associates -- Harvard Asia Center -- Fairbanks Center for East Asian Research

For more information and details, please contact Douglas Wu - dwu1@gsd.harvard.edu



Symposium Schedule: Saturday, 15 March 2008
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Introductory Panel – China’s Arrival and the Olympics as Branding Ezra Vogel, Stephen Greyser, Zhang Bing
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Panel 1: Architectural Review of Beijing and the Olympic Venue Clifford Pearson, Yung Ho Chang, Michael Liao
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch break
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Panel 2: Urban Transformation of Beijing - Planning, Design, Development Yung Ho Chang, Dennis Pieprz, Jeffrey Soule
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Panel 3: What's Next: The Future of Beijing's Architecture and Urbanism Zhu Wenyi, Paul Katz, Neville Mars
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Wine and Cheese Reception