Fake Zaha Hadid in Chongqing
As Chongqing is running towards its urbanisation and modernisation, local urban planner and authorities want to have the best and the fastest, even if it means cloning famous buildings from architects from other cities. In the new development area of Chongqing, a copycat of unfinished Beijing Zaha Hadid project has been build in the middle of the fields
The copycat building is located in the Jiangbei district of Chongqing
Some workers taking a rest inside the project
the project is surrounded by farm field, factories and housing projects
The issues has been raised in many publications, you can read more here in an article from the Spiegel online:
here is a render of the original project currently being finished in Beijing | render from Zaha Hadid