At a Beijing hutong courtyard on a late March afternoon, Wang Shu, the first Chinese national to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the world s most prestigious award in architecture, gave a lecture to a large audience and shared his insights on preserving tradition in modern architecture. From Hangzhou to Beijing, Wang relishes exploring the hutong alleyways and observing the vivid life within them.
The Museum of Modern Art highlights a new generation of Chinese architects with commitment to social and environmental sustainability. Eight projects are presented, ranging from the adaptive reuse of former industrial.