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New Video
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On March 7, a lecture by Xu Tiantian—one of China’s leading architects—was held at I-House. The video of this lecture is now online. Inspired by the idea of “all things” (Wanwu) from the great Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, Ms. Xu spoke about the importance of designing architecture as an inseparable part of nature and architecture as living systems embedded in the local context that integrate the landscape, cultural traditions, local economies, and all things.
- Speaker：XU Tiantian (Architect, Founder of DnA)
- Guest Commentator：Yoshiharu TSUKAMOTO ((Architect, Professor of Tokyo Science University)
- Moderator：Yuko HASEGAWA（Director of Arts and Design at I-House)
- Sponsored by The Jyukankyo Foundation, MRA Foundation
Tiantian XU (Architect, Founder of DnA_Design & Architecture)
is founding principal of DnA_Design and Architecture Beijing Office. She has been extensively involved in China’s rural revitalization process. Her groundbreaking “architectural acupuncture” is a holistic approach to the social and economic revitalization of rural China, and has been selected by UN-Habitat as a case study for its “Inspiring Practices on Urban-Rural Linkages.” Her works include the modern renovation of a factory in Songyang County and the design of a memorial hall to promote rural tourism, the design of an art center for the Songzhuang Art Colony, an artist community outside of Beijing, the renovation of a Hakka Tulou in Fujian Province, and the reconstruction of a bridge across the Yangtze River in Zhejiang Province among many others. She received her Mmaster of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and her BA from Tsinghua University. She has received numerous awards such as 2006 WA China Architecture Award, 2008 Young Architects Award from The Architectural League New York, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2023, she was appointed an Honorary Fellow of American Institute of Architects.