Architectural Copying

In the US, architectural designs are protected against copying thanks to the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990. That works for an office building or residential design. But what about an entire town?

As with so many of the most interesting, and extreme, examples of copying, we need to look to China for an example.  As this story describes, an entire Austrian village is being recreated in the Chinese countryside. Crazy.

Here’s a look at the “Hallstatt Villa” project in Boluo county, Huizhou:

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