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发帖数: 6973 | 1 (1) Larry Goetz, Into the Bustle of China's Boom. New York Times, June 26,
2011 (in the Jobs page of the Sunday Business section).
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26
/jobs/26pre.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=nbbj&st=cse
Quote:
"I was there for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The
Chinese literally rebuilt both cities for these events, which, as an
architect, I found fascinating. There is probably no better place for an
architect to practice currently than China.
"I’ve been home a year now. I live on a houseboat on a lake in the middle
of Seattle. In Shanghai, I rode a bike to work; here I walk to the office. I
’m amazed by how quiet Seattle streets are. I miss the noise of Shanghai.
Note: NBBJ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBBJ
(2) David Barboza, Bridge Comes to San Francisco With a Made-in-China Label;
From cheap toys, iPads and jetliners, now, to bridges.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/business
/global/26bridge.html?scp=1&sq=barboza%20bridge&st=cse
Note:
(a) Yerba Buena Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_Buena_Island
(The island is named after the town of Yerba Buena, which was named for the
plant of the same name that was abundant in the area. The plant's English
and Spanish common name, Yerba buena, is an alternate form of the Spanish
hierba buena (literally meaning "good herb"), generally used to describe
local species of the mint family.)
* Yerba Buena, the town, was the original name of (city of) San Francisco.
In the midst of Mexican American War (1846-1848), US took the place in mid-
1846 and renamed it San Francisco on Jan 30, 1847.
San Francisco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
(b) San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
_%E2%80%93_Oakland_Bay_Bridge
(construction began on July 9, 1933; opened to traffic on November 12, 1936;
Designer Charles H. Purcell)
Quote: "Total length West: 10,304 feet (3,141 m)
East: 10,176 feet (3,102 m)
Total: 4.46 miles (7.18 km)
excluding approaches" |
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