Comments on: A day in the life of a Chinese architect http://www.brendanmcgetrick.com/blog/2007/11/16/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chinese-architect/ 100% real talk 50% of the time. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:40:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: The Humanaught http://www.brendanmcgetrick.com/blog/2007/11/16/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chinese-architect/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 The Humanaught Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:41:53 +0000 http://www.brendanmcgetrick.com/blog/2007/11/16/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chinese-architect/#comment-1037 Great photo essay! Not being an architect, I've never experienced all these things in this order, but can certainly sympathize with the gaudy offices, desolate construction sites, extravagant dinners and hopelessness of it all. Cool stuff man. Great photo essay! Not being an architect, I’ve never experienced all these things in this order, but can certainly sympathize with the gaudy offices, desolate construction sites, extravagant dinners and hopelessness of it all.

Cool stuff man.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.brendanmcgetrick.com/blog/2007/11/16/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chinese-architect/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Brendan Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:34:44 +0000 http://www.brendanmcgetrick.com/blog/2007/11/16/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chinese-architect/#comment-976 You're totally right about the 'let's drink and (pretend to) be friends' thing. Actually that was in full effect that day, but I didn't feel right taking photos at the table and making myself even more of a oddball presence than I already was. But yeah, the thing that amazes me most about those celebratory dinners is the incredible number of toasts that happen. They all seem so random and sudden. Sit down stand up, sit down stand up. It's really exhausting. You’re totally right about the ‘let’s drink and (pretend to) be friends’ thing. Actually that was in full effect that day, but I didn’t feel right taking photos at the table and making myself even more of a oddball presence than I already was. But yeah, the thing that amazes me most about those celebratory dinners is the incredible number of toasts that happen. They all seem so random and sudden. Sit down stand up, sit down stand up. It’s really exhausting.

]]> By: florian http://www.brendanmcgetrick.com/blog/2007/11/16/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chinese-architect/comment-page-1/#comment-971 florian Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:49:14 +0000 http://www.brendanmcgetrick.com/blog/2007/11/16/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-chinese-architect/#comment-971 this story is so true. every single detail fits. and if you are an architect here you have to do this countless times, no matter whether you are actually just a white face or the person who will really do something and be involved seriously in those projects and developments. well on thing. you haven t stayed long enough maybe. there is quite a bit of "let s all be friends and drink and party after our great meeting" action missing. the part where you have to know how desperately you want to get a piece of the cake of the chinese millions-of-construction-squaremeters-cranked-out game and how far you will go for that. in the end somebody will do the job anyway and i guess it better be us than someone else. but reality is, you can go to those sites and eat those dinners, watch those visions and listen to big speeches countless times . . . in the end your contribution (if at all) will be anticipated and benevolently looked down upon, but not much will happen based on what you did. fun to see yourself and the day you just spend in those promising second-grade-eager-to catch-up-cities on local tv though in your hotelroom the next day. . . this story is so true. every single detail fits. and if you are an architect here you have to do this countless times, no matter whether you are actually just a white face or the person who will really do something and be involved seriously in those projects and developments. well on thing. you haven t stayed long enough maybe. there is quite a bit of “let s all be friends and drink and party after our great meeting” action missing. the part where you have to know how desperately you want to get a piece of the cake of the chinese millions-of-construction-squaremeters-cranked-out game and how far you will go for that. in the end somebody will do the job anyway and i guess it better be us than someone else. but reality is, you can go to those sites and eat those dinners, watch those visions and listen to big speeches countless times . . . in the end your contribution (if at all) will be anticipated and benevolently looked down upon, but not much will happen based on what you did. fun to see yourself and the day you just spend in those promising second-grade-eager-to catch-up-cities on local tv though in your hotelroom the next day. . .

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