Reuse, Renew, Recycle
Recent Architecture from China
During the past three decades, China has undergone a building boom that has made it the largest construction site in human history. After years of urban megaprojects and spectacular architectural objects, many of which were designed by Western firms, a new generation of independent Chinese architects have challenged this approach. Reuse, Renew, Recycle: Recent Architecture from China highlights their commitment to social and environmental sustainability. The exhibition presents eight projects that speak to a multiplicity of architectural approaches—from the reuse of former industrial buildings, the recycling of building materials, and the reinterpretation of ancient construction techniques, to the economic rejuvenation of rural villages and entire regions.
The architects featured in this exhibition have championed small-scale interventions that seek to meaningfully engage with the preexisting built environment and established social structures. “As with any new generation,” Beijing-based architect Zhang Ke has observed, “you start by going back to the original questions, back to the basics, to rethink and re-ask how architecture of our time could be.”
Through models, drawings, mock-ups, photographs, and videos, Reuse, Renew, Recycle brings together some of the most imaginative built work in China today and explores how contemporary architecture can be firmly grounded in the country’s unique cultural context. From the vaulted ceilings of the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum in Jiangxi, to an open-air bamboo theatre in Hengkeng Village in Songyang County, to a former sugar factory turned into a hotel near Guilin, the exhibition examines an array of bold interventions that serve as a blueprint for more resource-conscious and socially oriented architectural practices around the world.
在過去的三年中，中國經歷了建築熱潮，使其成為人類歷史上最大的建築工地。經過多年的城市大型項目和壯觀的建築項目，其中許多是由西方公司設計的，新一代的中國獨立建築師對這種方法提出了挑戰。再利用、更新、再循環：來自中國的近期建築突出了他們對社會和環境可持續性的承諾。展覽展示了八個項目，涉及多種建築方法——從舊工業建築的再利用、建築材料的回收、古代建築技術的重新詮釋，到鄉村和整個地區的經濟復興。
本次展覽中的建築師倡導小規模的干預措施，旨在與現有的建築環境和既定的社會結構進行有意義的互動。 “和任何新一代一樣，”北京建築師張克觀察到，“你首先要回到最初的問題，回到基礎，重新思考和重新詢問我們這個時代的建築會是什麼樣子。”
通過模型、圖紙、實物模型、照片和視頻，Reuse, Renew, Recycle 匯集了當今中國一些最具想像力的建築作品，探索當代建築如何牢固地植根於中國獨特的文化背景。從江西景德鎮御窯博物館的拱形天花板，到松陽縣橫坑村的露天竹劇場，再到桂林附近的糖廠改建成酒店，展覽考察了一系列大膽的干預措施，世界各地更具資源意識和社會導向的建築實踐的藍圖。
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