欢乐海岸:巅峰之上和表面之下——啰啰嗦嗦的音乐(第二站)

OCT BAY: OVER THE TOP AND UNDER THE SURFACE——Robert’s Beat: Second Station

在中国,做完某些事情的速度超乎想象。一旦决定要建某样东西、制定法律或准备一件盛大事件,那么这件事其实已完成了90%,而在其它我去过或居住过的大多数国家,其中的＂委员会进程＂,可以将最终结果弱化成不过是一场面目全非的烟斗梦。

One of the purposes of architecture is to create cultural venues, which generate an urban buzz. Recently, AW columnist Robert Copeland heard that the CJW Jazz Club offered an upscale jazz experience in OCT Bay, Shenzhen’s latest, upscale entertainment village. His impressions? He fell in love. Not just with the opulent décor and Vegas-inspired table arrangements, but also with the vision of Eric Chang, who noted that'... since Shenzhen is still so new, it is like a clean slate and still learning. It remains teachable and completely open to unique experiences, in and out of the mainstream.' Shenzhen is the epitome of progressive wealth maturing the community at a break-neck pace while retaining the Chinese edges of design, culture and direction. Shenzhen’s influence on urbanization in neighboring cities means that the success of CJW Shenzhen has enabled him to expand the brand to places such as Hangzhou and Hainan. Moreover, the influence is more than physical. The demographic of CJW patrons is young-ages 20-40, and overlaps with the demographic influencing cultural direction, meaning that the standard jazz, blues and old-style funk heard in Shenzhen today, may soon be resonating elsewhere in South China.