New China Architecture seizes this moment in time. It documents both the stunning designs of famed architects and the emergence of a whole new generation of Chinese architects. The selected projects cover a broad range of residential homes, public buildings, office towers and the adaptive reuse of older city precincts. The buildings featured include skyscrapers in Shanghai, the dazzling new designs for the Beijing Olympic Games venues, innovative private houses such as those at the Commune by the Great Wall and the now mandatory gleaming new airports and city landmarks.

The spectacular transformation of China in the last decade is symbolized by its architecture. The boonming cities are evolving at a speed that is hard to comprehend, and their skylines have seen a profusion of architectural styles. China's new wealth and an invasion of Western culture have created a dynamic environment for architecture.and construction. This heady push to prosperity has excited and seduced architects from around the globe, who have grasped this unique opportunity to produce remarkahle Designs.

New China Architecture seizes this moment in time. it documents the stunning designs of famed international architects and the emergence of local Chinese architecture. The selected projects cover a broad range.., skyssrapers in Shanghai, public buildings in Beijing and Guangzhou, innovative private houses such as those at the Commune. by the Grear Wall, as well as gleaming new airports,theatres and university buihlings throughout China.

Renowned architects whose Chine, se Projects are featured in the hook include Norman Foster,Paul Andreu, Riken Yamamoto, Steven Iloll, Rem Koolhaas and OMA, Zaha Hadid, PTW, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Arata Isozaki and Pei Cobb Freed. Local Chinese architects include Liu liakun,Yung Ilo Chang, MADA spam, Cui Kai and Zhn Pei.

The book is written by Xing Ruan, who is uniquely qualifiee to provice an overview of China's recent architectural emergence. Selected unbuilt projects are depicted by computer renderings, and each huilt project is illustrated with original drawings and hy all new photographyhy by Patrick Bingham-Aall.

A HUNDRED FLOWERS

Discerning the 'Good' in China's Modern Architecture

Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing

Foster and Partners

Jianwai SOHO Beijing Riken Yamamoto; Field Shop;

C+A; Mikan; Beijing New Era Architectural Design; Beijing

Dongfang Huatai Architecture and Engineering

National Grand Theatre Beijing PaulAndreu

National Institute of Accountancy Beiiing QiXin

China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters

Beijing Rem Koolhaas and OMA

798 New Art District Beijing

Beijing Books Building Beijing Rem Koolhaas and OMA

'Watercube' National Swimming Center Beijing

PTW Architects; China State Construction Engineering Corporatic Amp Group

Pingod (Apple) Sales/Art Gallery Beijing Atelier FCJZ

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Beijing Cui Kai, Beijing Municipal Architectural Design Institute

Gediao Sales Office Wang Hui

Looped Hybrid Housing Beijing Steven Holl

Commune by the Great Wall Shui Guan

Cantilever House Commune by the Great Wall, Shui Guan

Antonio Ochoa-Piccardo

Bamboo Wall House Commune by the Great Wall,

Shui Guan Kengo Kuma

Suitcase House Commune by the Great Wall, Shui Guan

Gary Chang

Shared House Commune by the Great Wall, Shui Guan

Kanika R'Kul

Airport House Commune by the Great Wall, Shui Guan

Chien Hsueh- Yi

"See" and "Seen" House Commune by the Great Wall,

Shui Guan CuiKai

Split House Commune by the Great Wall, Shui Guan

Yung Ho Chang, Atelier FCJZ

The Clubhouse Commune by the Great Wall, Shui Guan

Seung H-Sang

Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Jinmao Tower Shanghai Skidmore Owings and Merrill;

East China Architectural Design and Institute

Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai

Paul Andreu

Shanghai Opera House Shanghai Arte Charpentier et

Associes

China Europe International Business School

Shanghai Pei Cobb Freed and Partners

Jiushi Corporation Headquarters Shanghai

Foster and Partners

Building C, College of Architecture and Urban

Planning, Tongji University Shanghai Zhang Bin andZhou

Wei, Tongji University Research and Design Institute of Architecture

Tongji University Library Remodelling Shanghai

Wu Jie and Tongji University Architectural Design Institute

Xintiandi Shanghai Wood and Zapata; Nikken Sekkei; Tongji

University Architectural Design and Research Institute; Skidmore

Owings and Merrill

West Lake Southern Line Pavilions Hangzhou

Zhang Zi and Zhang Ming, Original Design Studio

Tiantai Museum Tiantai Wang Lu

Wenzheng College Library Suzhou Wang Shu, Amateur

Architectural Studio; The Architectural Design and Planning

Institute of Suzhou Construction Group

Ningbo Campus Library, Zhejiang University

Ningbo MADA spam

Ningbo Urban Museum Ningbo MADA spam

Laowaitan Ningbo MADA spam

Guangzhou International Exhibition Center Guangzhou

ASX Japan; The Architectural Design and Research Institute of South

China University of Technology

Guangzhou Opera House Guangzhou Zaha Hadid

Shenzhen Cultural Center Shenzhen Arata Isozaki

Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering,

Shenzhen University Shenzhen Gong Weimin

Office of Planning and National Land Resources

Shenzhen Zhu Pei

He Douling Studio Chengdu Liu Jiakun

Luyeyuan Stone Sculpture Museum Chengdu Liu Jiakun

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Acknowledgments