The destruction of 24 Beizongbu Hutong
“A replica will be built,” one official unapologetically told the state news media. Preservationists in Beijing awoke last weekend to find that the house of the famous architects and intellectuals Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin has been reduced to rubble. The two architects educated in America returned to China and established an architecture school in the northeastern city of Shenyang. Perhaps, Mr. Liang's most recognizable creation is the Monument to the People’s Heroes which is located in the center of Tiananmen Square....
Published By: Archinect - Monday, 6 February
