Articles in the Chinese Contemporary Architects Category
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Starting from day one the design of the project has been influenced by the economic and social development of the region along the axis of the Zhong Guan Cun South Road, which they directly north to the Technology Park of Beijing.
Ripped through the creation of a sculpture from the urban context is the intention of the architect to reflect and stimulate the specific growth dynamics of urban structure at the same time.
Four office towers (26 * 45 m) with connecting bridges, and a group connected by roof gardens form …
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Ordos Art Museum is the first building of Ordos’ new civic center on a stretch of sand dunes along the lake that is dedicated as a “public corridor” with art and cultural facilities. This 29,000 sq.ft. of exhibition and research space is distributed within an undulating form with a central span lifting clear off the ground, suggesting a desert viper winding over the dunes.
The space is conceived as one uninterrupted room with a series of openings absorbing natural light while offering cinematic views of the raw surroundings; the art exhibition …
Headline, WSP Architectural Design Consulting Co. »
Base on the relationship between city texture and traditional inheritance, referenced to the attitude of fully respecting the city development of European countries, architects decided to create a new type commercial site. After the formation analysis of the existing planning layout, the team introduced multi-axis to the scene, utilizing turning masses to structure a framework consist of three “squares”, which makes the area division logical and meaningful. Hence the dialectical relation of the inside and outside of the common units in the streets was completely inherited and became the start …
Atelier FCJZ, News »
UF Soft R&D Center consists of three inter-connected buildings. Two courtyards arise in between the buildings, which crete more touch of nature within the architecture buildings. The project focuses on the whole concept of the office, which embraces working, resting and communication functions. Instead of adoptiong the traditional office design, such as the design of corridors, which require its users to commute before the communication can take place , we design this office so that its structure supports communication an commutation to happen spontaneously. Corresponding to different team working styles …
MADA s.p.a.m. »
Atelier FCJZ, Headline »
The project is concerned mainly with two important issues relating to site: the first is the relationship between the architecture and surrounding environment, and the second is how to establish a relationship between local architectural tradition and local culture. The building sits on development-ready leveled land that once was part of the hillside on the university campus. The Research Education Building and the Museum form a wedge shaped composite section that juts into the land. The building mass, multiple roofs, and integrated windows blur the vertical and horizontal forms of …
Chinese Contemporary Architects, Featured »
Wroted by Dr.Li Xiangning,Lecturer of College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
“A cat is good if it catches mice no matter it is black or white.” The saying was cited by DENG Xiaoping,China’s former leader,to push his pragmatic approach. The same can be said about Chinese architects’s practice. They have developed an expedient tactic, which is not a compromise with the greedy market,but a wise balance between the ultimate architectural ideal and social reality in China. It is based on a full understanding of our powerfulness and weakness.
For almost …
MADA s.p.a.m. »
Atelier FCJZ »
Initially, the Great Cultural Revolution in the 1960’s China prepared me for critical thinking.However,I acquired a better understanding of criticality while studing and working in the United States or generally the West;thus , for me, what constituted criticality had perhaps a lot to do with the West I was experiencing or how it was defined at a given moment:
Criticality I
The first West that I encountered upon arrival in the United States was European Modern Art, from Marcel Duchamp’s visual art work to Flann O’Brian’s novels to Chantal Ackerman’s films.Within such …
