Copy-Paste Cities: China’s Rise of ‘Duplitecture’ in Modern Architecture
In the heart of China’s sprawling urban landscape, a city has risen that seems plucked straight from the pages of a Parisian postcard. Tianducheng—literally “Heavenly City”—stands as a striking example of what architectural critics call duplitecture: the deliberate replication of iconic global designs, transplanted into a new cultural context. While some hail it as a … Read more