Li Xinggang was Born in 1969. He was Graduated from Architecture Department of Tianjin University in 1991. In 1998, he was awarded the Scholarship of France President’s Program 50 Chinese Architects and went to Franch for further study. Now he is the Vice chief architect of China Architecture Design & Research Group, and the Director of Atelier Li Xinggang.
domus: You have been working on Beijing’s National Olympic Stadium with Herzog & de Meuron for a few years now. How do you feel about your cooperation?
Li Xinggang: Mang things have impressed …

The Jianchuan Museum Group planned by Atelier FCJZ & JiaKun Architects occupies 500 mu (about 333,000sqm) between the old town of Anren and the levee of Ciejiang River. It is composed by 3 groups of blocks with museums of different subjects and stores. Not only the memory, civilization and education, the plan also emphasizes the life and business of museum. It pays more attention rather than the physical one to the spatial city rather than the physical one.
Cultural Revolution Mirror Museum is one of the mixed blocks.
The certain design principle …

Location: Qingpu Dist., Shanghai
Project Type: Office Building
Scale: 2,000 m2
Year: 2004
Scope of Work: Conceptual Design

Bringing Forth Original Ideas
Initially, we expected the shape of the building would show definite or vague implications expressing the internal function of the building and unique characteristics rather than simply being a container in which people work. Especially as a building for the weather bureau, whose workers originally have the unique jobs, it could possess a special character that exhibit and issue the outcome of what is happening within.
Shared Antechamber
Here w tried to do our best to …

Lai Jun ;Class 1 Registered Architect; Graduated from Tianjin University in 1990; Mochen Architects & Engineers Partner/Vice president/ Design Principal.
domus: Many young Chinese designers are showing their work all over the world. You have joined lots of international architectural exhibitions. What are some of your impressions?
Lai Jun: At the Sao Paolo Biennale, we realized our own design defects, but we also gained a lot of confidence. Indeed there are still huge gaps between foreign architects and us. First, foreign architects can devote their entire mind to the essential factors of …

Qingpu Gymnasium and Training Center, situated in the old Qingpu District, were constructed in 1980s, with a total area of 8,430 square meters. After being used for more than 20 years, the exterior and the facilities inside th building can no longer adapt to the need of the city’s rapid development. Thus the restoration and renovation are needed to renew the two buildings, with main focus on the reconstruction of exteriors.

Qingpu Gymnasium and Training Center are two separate buildings connected by a joint. The gymnasium located at the corner of …

Hu Yue was graduated from Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BICEA) in 1986; from 1986-1998 he worked in Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) as an architect; from 2001-2003 he was assistant chief architect in BIAD; from 2003 till now he is chief architect in BIAD.
domus: Can you tell us about your background and the projects you are currently engaged in ?
Hu Yue: I have been working at BIAD as an architectural designer for about 20 years, eversince I graduated from the architecture department of BICEA in 1986. …

The “Qingshui Chamber” project went together with my doctoral dissertation. In my preparations for my dissertation, I found the independent nature of fragments in Chinese garden was quite different from the architectural integrity that I had learned from Western architecture. Set free from the architectural education by this “otherness”, I tried to represent those independent fragments that had moved me in this project. The project acknowledges the life style of wealthy people, who live in big houses and courtyards that formerly received much criticism from the American media. It breaks …

Dong Yugan is a associate professor in architectural research center in peking university. Publications include a book and many articles. Representative of experimental architects in 1990s. Now he’s researching Chinese culture.
domus: Why are you so interested in gardens?
Dong Yugan: Because of cultural consciousness. My research focuses on the globalization of culture, not about culture in its global form. Assuming the differences betwen cultures as diversity, not culture gap, is a necessary and conscious attitude of my research; only rigid control of the minute cultural differences can lead to in-depth solutions …

Ding Wowo is borned in 1957. In 1984 she graduated from Architecture Department of Nanjing Institute of Technology, MD. From 1988 to 1989 she went to the Architecture Department of ETH-Zurich to get further study. Now she is the director of the Faculty of Architecture of Nanjing University.
domus: Can you please tell me about your recent work?
Ding Wowo: I’m working on three projects right now. The first is administrative work; the Architectural Graduate School of Nanjing University has recently upgraded its architecture department, so there are many things to do. …

Well known for its satellite launching industry, Xichang is the capital of Liangshan Yi Minority Autonomous Region. It is located among the rolling mountains on the Northwestern Plateau of Sichuan. Here the tranquil Qionghai Lake mirrors the shining sun in the blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds while the bright moon sits in the black velvet sky at night. The strong flavor of Yi Minority culture and the beautiful natural scenery also bestow unique tourist resources on the area. The Xichang Yi Minority Culture & Arts Center and Torch …