Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 4
3. China’s Current Architecture: On the Rediscovery of Context and the Yearning for Special Places 8
4. Architecture as Alive as Life Itself: In Conversation with Wang Shu 22
5. 01. Courtyard Teahouse 32
6. 02. Waterfront Prayer Room 36
7. 03. A Library amid Waves and Sand 42
8. 04. Residence in an Exposed Location 48
9. 05. A House for an Artist 56
10. 06. Architecture Office in Beijing 62
11. 07. Children’s Library in a Hutong 66
12. 08. A Learning and Play Space with its Own History 72
13. 09. Kindergarten in the Mountains 78
14. 10. Village Reconstruction Following an Earthquake 84
15. 11. A Visitor Center with a Local Reference 90
16. 12. Sugar Factory and Community Building 96
17. 13. Community Living 102
18. 14. Research Laboratory as Courtyard House 108
19. 15. Museum under Water 112
20. 16. Photography Museum as a Seed of Urban Renewal 116
21. 17. Conversion of a Silo Warehouse into a Cultural Space 122
22. 18. Luxury Hotel in a Sugar Factory 128
23. 19. A Teahouse with a View 136
24. Appendix 142