China unveils plans for world's first pollution-eating 'Forest City'

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China is no stranger to contemporary architecture that boggles the mind or appears to side-step common sense, from an LED-lit horseshoe in Huzhou to a glowing teapot in Wuxi. But in 2016, China's State Council released guidelines forbidding the construction of "bizarre" and "odd-shaped" buildings lacking character or cultural heritage, shifting their focus to the "economic, green and beautiful."

Newly unveiled plans for Liuzhou Forest City, designed by the Italian firm Stefano Boeri Architetti to be built in southern China, certainly seem to fit the bill. The 342-acre, self-contained neighborhood will comprise more than 70 buildings -- including homes, hospitals, hotels, schools and offices -- all of which will be covered with 40,000 trees and almost a million plants. Eventually, up to 30,000 people could call the Forest City home.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/29/architecture/china-liuzhou-forest-city/index.html

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The economic textbooks which teach students that controlled economies are the worst in the world to deal with environmental challenges may need to be rewritten soon to reflect a new truth that is emerging. I am thinking about the partisan nature of democracy in other industrilised nations and how difficult it is to implement big changes and keep the ball rolling between elections.