7 Sep 2010 - I still remember going to Beijing's Sanlitun area in the 1990s and enjoying a beer in one of the (very) local bars. Who would have thought that a bit more than a decade onwards the area would have changed into one of the funkiest on the planet? The huge, upscale Sanlitun SoHo area was recently opened and completes the development of shopping malls, hotels and restaurants in this part of northeast Beijing. The project was developed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, who says he remained faithful to his design obsessions - to soften hard urban lines and incorporate, rather than ignore, local contexts. An open development with no walls and the neighbourly feel of its New York namesake, one of the Sanlitun's SoHo's most striking features is what he calls the "Grand Canyon effect" achieved by the water pathway that runs through the length of the complex. The area is a must-see for every visitor to Beijing .
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