Interview with Ma Qingyun

Ma Qingyun is Borned in 1965, he obtained his bachelor’s degree of Civil Engineering from the Architecture Department of Tsinghua University. In 1991 he attended the Graduate School of Fine Art, University of Pennsylvania. In 1995 he found MADA s.p.a.m, a New York based architecture consultancy, before moving to Shanghai in 2000; Appointed as the Dean of School of Architecture, University of Southern Galifornia.
Domus: You will soon accept the post as the Dean of School of Architecture at the University of Southern California. What new measures will …

The club is formed by a folding wall of 500M long, which also encloses 13 separating courtyards. A delicate bias cuts through the building and guides people to enjoy the experience of “a different view with every step” within the spaces and landscapes. Each span has an irregular shape, and different spans integrate together and form a kind of introvert space; the transverse bridges cut the spans into spaces with different functions, such as interiors, courtyards, atrium, water and bridges, which reinterpreted the Suzhou tastes in a different way.

Atelier Deshaus was established by Liu Yichun, Zhuang Shen and Chen Yifeng in 2001 in Shanghai. It involved in many fields including landscape design, architectural and interior design, the preservation and reuse of the ancient architecture and so on. So they will never treat any problems isolatingly. The long time design experience and many professional exhibition communications enable them to have great experience in building houses in China. And they also have acute international view.
domus: Why is your office named Deshaus? What essence of design and persepective dose it reflect?
Zhuang …

Client:Zhejiang Client:Zhejiang Vanke Narada Real Estate Group Co Ltd
Gross Floor Area:9500m2
Design Architect:David Chipperfield
Locad Design Institute:ZTUDI-The Architectural Design and Research Institute ZheJiang University of Technology
Landscape Design:Levin Monsigny Landschafts-architekten
Models:architektur-modelle-berlin,Hammlyn Terry
The museum houses a collection of archaeological findings from the Liangzhu culture,also known as the Jade culture(c3000 BC).It forms the northern point of the “Liangzhu Cultural Village”,a newly created park town near Hangzhou.The building is set on a lake and connected via bridges to the park.The sculptural quality of the building ensemble reveals itself gradually as the visitor approaches the museum through the …

“Super-long lines are embedded into surrounding plazas, lakes, TV tower, avenues, and sports groud. Different processing of similar black stone material renders rich but simple details. A progressive landscape, carved in water site, plateform and courtyard, expresses different opening relations ranging from urban to internal architectures.”
New City Construction Exhibition Center project site is located in Qingpu New Town Plaza, Hsia Songze the west side of Lake, across Songze Square Huaqing Road and adjacent to. Park Road north, east Huaqing Road, south to New Residential Area, west Shanghai Business Information School. …

Chen Xudong is borned in Xi’an in 1971. From 1989 to 1994 studied architecture at Tong ji University. After graduation he worked at Tongji as an assistant instructor for tow years. In 1997 he went to the Technology University of Berlin for further study and in 2003 he worked at Herzog & de Meuron for one year. Later, he established Datrans in Shanghai. He attended the China Contemporary Architecture Exhibition in the Netherlands in 2006.
domus: Which year did you begin to study architecture at Tongji University.
Chen Xudong: In 1989
Domus How …

Ai Weiwei borned in Beijing in 1957, he is a conceptual artist, curator and architect. He studied at the Beijing Film Acasemy and the Parson School of Design. He has been one of the most innovative figures in China’s art world.

domus: Can you tell us about your recent work?
Ai Weiwei: I’ve recently finished several lectures at MIT, Harvard and Cornell University, mainly about my artistic, architectural and design activities. Currently I’m focusing on two or three architectural projects and a few exhibitions including Kassel Documenta, a solo exhibitions including Kassel …

Beijing Residential Image
This housing project, located on the corner of the Forth Road and Fucheng Ring Road in Beijing, is the result of collaboration between 9.3 and Otto Steidle Institute of Architectural Design & Research. Based on influences of traditional courtyard houses in Beijing have formed when using the structure of the existing building, the architects of the systematic design methodology in the context of the local community, an open city in the south-directed path block.a assigns to the north as a focal point of service to the community, the …

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 …

The college building accommodates the departments of architecture, planning and civil engineering, as well as an architectural design institute, a press house for World Architectural Review, and other research institutes. The design strives to create pure and transcendental architectural spaces _ a locus experience that finds spiritual affinity within an university setting.

 The teaching, research and design institute activities are separately housed in three distinct building volumes, complementing one another both in term of floor plan and space. These three structures are connected by open loggia, bridges and terraces. These outdoor …