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China Builds 30 story building in 15 days – Time Lapse Video

This is amazing. The prospect of a project being approved by a city council, then fully built and implemented by the next council meeting is just wild in every regard.

If there was any question as to how China would populate the wilderness stretching between their southern mega city, we now have the answer. Hotels and/or apartment buildings like this one appearing overnight is yet another symbol of China’s booming economy and push towards modernization.

This is the world we live in, and I am amazed at how quickly urban change can now be a reality. Check out the full story at the Singulatiry Hub.

John Cruz

This article was written by John Cruz.

John Cruz, MUP, is an urbanist, photographer, and aspiring city planner from the Detroit area. You can follow him on twitter at @johncruz. View other articles by John Cruz

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