FINAL MODEL
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Carlos Slim
The exterior of the building resembles a staircase which is similar to the way in which Zhang has climbed her way to where she is today.
Carlos Slim’s office is in the shape of a glass sphere, which represents the sun. The sun is the centre of the Solar System and is surrounded by everything. The sun also shines on everything and rises to untouchable heights. (Mr. Slim has accumulated so much power that he is considered untouchable in his native land, a force as great as the state itself.)
Similar to the elevator walls, the walls of Carlos’ office symbolises his desire to monopolise the markets his businesses are involved in.
dining room
The dining room is a combination of the themes and ideas represented in both Carlos and Zhang’s offices. In particular, the glass walls and the ascension to the central dining table.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Final model - Zhang Yin's office
Zhang Yin’s office is mainly made of glass, which signifies the high transparency that Zhang considers is important to her personal character and her business methods.
Zhang’s glass office allows more sunlight to enter, which saves electricity and continues on with her environmentally oriented primary business.
The circular shape of the office also represents the nature of Zhang primary business of paper recycling. The circle is a depiction of the cycle that the paper undertakes, and how Zhang completes the circle by taking the disposed paper and recycling it for reuse.
The ascending levels to Zhang’s office desk shows her continual striving for more power and how she wants to always expand her business.
"My goal is to make Nine Dragons, in three to five years, the leader in containerboards," Zhang said emphatically during a short interview in her
Elevator - Final
The elevator, similar to the dining table, is circular and made of glass, indicating Zhang Yin’s transparent business morals and her independence, along with the centrality of Carlos Slim in the business world.
In addition to this, the shape of the walls around the elevator is reminiscent of a hand about to grab at something. This represents the way in which Carlos monopolizes the many markets he is involved in.
In addition to this, the shape of the walls around the elevator is reminiscent of a hand about to grab at something. This represents the way in which Carlos monopolizes the many markets he is involved in.
Dinning table - Final
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The dining table, which is made of glass, signifies the high transparency that Zhang Yin considers is important to her personal character and her business methods.
(Zhang does not go into detail about how she made her fortune. In a society known for close ties and hidden deals between government officials and business leaders, she says simply, "I'm an honest businesswoman.")
The dining table is also circular in shape, with Zhang Yin and Carlos Slim sitting in the centre of the table.
The significance of Carlos Slim’s seating position is that it illustrates his own position in the business world. His many companies, which number in the hundreds, are so widespread and diverse that most everyone invariably puts money into his business.
In the midst of all these companies, Carlos Slim is in the very centre, surrounded by everything from his many business ventures, right down to the people who purchase his products. (It's hard to spend a day in Mexico and not put money in his pocket. The 67-year-old tycoon controls more than 200 companies -- he says he's "lost count" -- in telecommunications, cigarettes, construction, mining, bicycles, soft-drinks, airlines, hotels, railways, banking and printing. In all, his companies account for more than a third of the total value of Mexico's leading stock market index, while his fortune represents 7% of the country's annual economic output. (At his height, John D. Rockefeller's wealth was equal to 2.5% of U.S. gross domestic product.)As one Mexico City eatery jokes on its menu: "This restaurant is the only place in Mexico not owned by Carlos Slim.")
Zhang Yin’s central seating position in relation to the circular table shows her independence from other people. Coming from such a modest background, Zhang built her own business and separated herself from the rat race, represented by the circle. (Most of the world's richest women inherited their wealth: from the Walton sisters of Wal-Mart fame to the daughters of the men who created Mars candy bars, L'Oréal cosmetics and BMW.But not Zhang. She started out from a modest background, the daughter of a military officer.)
The circular shape of the table also represents the nature of Zhang primary business of paper recycling. The circle is a depiction of the cycle that the paper undertakes, and how Zhang completes the circle by taking the disposed paper and recycling it for reuse. ("I remember what a man in the business told me back then," Zhang Yin said. "He said, 'Waste paper is like a forest. Paper recycles itself, generation after generation.'")
Monday, October 22, 2007
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