World architecture festival: China dominate awards shortlist

The world's largest annual event celebrating the best in architecture is under way in Lisbon, Portugal. About a third of all short-listed sites are in China. In April however, the government issued a ban on what it called flashy "ugly architecture", in a bid to encourage smaller, more sustainable projects with a sense of history. Al Jazeera's @Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #China #WorldArchitectureFestival
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