An exhibition in London is exploring the recent boom in new Chinese design and architecture. It's the first of its kind in the UK to attempt to understand the impact of rapid economic development in contemporary Chinese design. The focus is on architecture, fashion, youth culture and photography. The exhibition showcases the work of about one hundred designers, mostly Chinese. It's structured around the idea of a journey from south to north along China's east coast, through Shenzhen and Shanghai, and onto Beijing. Each city is a starting point for the exploration of different design fields, graphic design and visual culture in Shenzhen, fashion and lifestyle in Shanghai, and architecture in Beijing. One sensational example is the 230-meter-high new headquarters for China Central Television. Ole Scheeren, architect & partner of Metropolitan Architecture, said, "It was indeed a very specific moment in history when suddenly Asia had more skyscrapers built, more skyscrapers than the West. So, a typology that had initially been built in the West had been more successfully adopted, if you like, by Asia as it's own triumphalist sign of modernisation." It took four years of research to put the exhibition together. The Chinese-born curator says the theme of change and how it influences Chinese culture was his prime motivation for getting involved in the project. Zhang Hongxing, curator of China Design Now Exhibition, said, "I felt a sense of real passion to understand more about my country and people who are living through this drastic period of changes which I, fortunately or unfortunately, are not with them, that really drives me in this project, to know more about them. To know more about how they cope with the change, whether they really rise or fall in that change." The exhibition will last four months, until mid July.