Stefan Al

Stefan Al is a Dutch architect and Associate Professor of Urban Design at the University of Pennsylvania. His books include Factory Towns of South China: An Illustrated Guibebook; Villages in the City: A Guide to South China’s Urban Informality; Mall City: A Catalog of Hong Kong; and a forthcoming book on Las Vegas called The Strip.

From the Field

The Massive Death of China’s Urban Villages

Stefan Al - 17 March 2015
As expanding Chinese cities engulfed their hinterlands, chengzhoncun—villages within the city—became an affordable...
From the Field

Mass-Producing the World’s Factory

Stefan Al - 9 February 2015
The economic transformation of China into a global manufacturing mecca has emptied many rural areas, creating tens...

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