On the last night of a field study in Ahmedabad time spent taking in the city – ventured into this traditional movie theatre to catch …



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Every country has it’s own nuanced taxi services and China is no different: from the expectation that passengers will use of the front-side seat; a …
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The level of effort that goes into apartment block noticeboards.
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In an effort to reduce the pollution for the Expo in this otherwise smoggy city many of the larger building sites have fallen quiet – …
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One quirk of Chinese apartment hunting is that the ‘property sizes’ are listed including communal spaces such as hallways, atrium, bike storage – as a …
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Apartment hunting in any culture is a day-by-the-seaside for any amateur anthropologist: with glimpses of lives in progress, empty shells pitched as life-style choices; and …
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What do you imagine Shanghai to be like? How about China? Asia? How about in terms of communication? Media consumption? Connectivity underground? Dynamic advertising? How …
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UNIQLO flagship store opening on Shanghai’s Nanjing road. What is it cultural point of reference? How will this change over time? For example most Japanese kids …
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