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PressReleaAnnouncingthe2012Laureate........2

JuryCitation..................................5

JuryMembers.................................6

JuryQuotes...................................7

Biography....................................8

FactSummary.................................11

CeremonyVenue...............................18

HistoryofthePrize.............................19

PastLaureates................................20

AbouttheMedal..............................23

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PressReleaAnnouncingthe2012Laureate

WangShuofThePeople’sRepublicofChinaIsthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrizeLaureate

ForpublicationonorafterTuesday,February28,2012andforInternetreleaMonday,February27,

2012at1800PST.

LosAngeles,CA—WangShu,a48yearoldarchitectwhoarchitecturalpracticeisbadinHangzhou,

ThePeople’sRepublicofChina,willbetherecipientofthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize,itwas

er,chairmanofTheHyattFoundationwhichsponsorstheprize.

Theformalceremonyforwhathascometobeknownthroughouttheworldasarchitecture’shighest

honorwillbeinBeijingonMay25.

Inannouncingthejury’schoice,Pritzkerelaborated,“ThefactthatanarchitectfromChinahas

beenlectedbythejury,reprentsasignificantstepinacknowledgingtherolethatChinawill

tion,overthecomingdecadesChina’ssuccess

banization,likeurbanizationaround

theworld,’sunprecedentedopportunities

forurbanplanninganddesignwillwanttobeinharmonywithbothitslonganduniquetraditions

ofthepastandwithitsfutureneedsforsustainabledevelopment.”

ThepurpoofthePritzkerArchitecturePrize,er

andhiswife,Cindy,istohonorannuallyalivingarchitectwhobuiltworkdemonstratesacombination

ofthoqualitiesoftalent,visionandcommitment,whichhasproducedconsistentandsignificant

contributreates

receivea$100,000grantandabronzemedallion.

PritzkerPrizejurychairman,TheLordPalumbo,spokefromhishomeintheUnitedKingdom,quoting

fromthejurycitationthatfocusonthereasonsforthisyear’schoice:“Thequestionoftheproper

relationofprenttopastisparticularlytimely,fortherecentprocessofurbanizationinChinainvites

debateastowhetherarchitectureshouldbeanchoredintraditionorshouldlookonlytowardthe

anygreatarchitecture,WangShu´sworkisabletotranscendthatdebate,producing

anarchitecturethatistimeless,deeplyrootedinitscontextandyetuniversal.”

WangearnedhisfirstdegreeinarchitectureattheNanjingInstituteofTechnology,Departmentof

earslater,

hefirstgraduatedfromschool,hewenttoworkfortheZhejiangAcademyofFineArtsinHangzhou

undertakingrearchontheenvironmentandarchitectureinrelationtotherenovationofoldbuildings.

Nearlyayearlater,hewasatworkonhisfirstarchitecturalproject—thedesignofa3600squaremeter

YouthCenterforthesmalltownofHaining(nearHangzhou).Itwascompletedin1990.

Fornearlyallofthenexttenyears,heworkedwithcraftsmentogainexperienceatactualbuilding

1997,WangShuandhiswife,LuWenyu,foundedtheir

professionalpracticeinHangzhou,namingit“AmateurArchitectureStudio.”Heexplainsthename,

“Formylf,beinganartisanoracraftsman,isanamateuroralmostthesamething.”His

interpretationofthewordisrelativelyclotooneoftheunabridgeddictionary’sdefinitions:

“apersonwhoengagesinastudy,sportorotheractivityforpleasureratherthanforfinancial

benefitorprofessionalreasons.”InWangShu’sinterpretation,theword“pleasure”mightwell

bereplacedby“loveofthework.”

Bytheyear2000,hehadcompletedhisfirstmajorproject,theLibraryofWenzhengCollegeatSuzhou

ingwithhisphilosophyofpayingscrupulousattentiontotheenvironment,andwith

carefulconsiderationoftraditionsofSuzhougardeningwhichsuggeststhatbuildingslocatedbetween

waterandmountainsshouldnotbeprominent,hedesignedthelibrarywithnearlyhalfofthebuilding

,2004,thelibrary

receivedtheArchitectureArtsAwardofChina.

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Hisothermajorprojectscompleted,allinChina,includein2005,theNingboContemporaryArt

MuumandfivescatteredhousinNingbowhichreceivedacknowledgmentfromtheHolcimAwards

samecity,hecompletedtheNingboHistory

ativecityofHangzhou,hedidthefirstphaoftheXiangshanCampusofthe

ChinaAcademyofArtin2004,andthencompletedphatwoofthesamecampusin2007.

Truetohismethodsofeconomyofmaterials,hesalvagedovertwomilliontilesfromdemolished

meyearinHangzhou,hebuilt

theVerticalCourtyardApartments,consistingofsix26-storytowers,whichwasnominatedin2008

nishedin2009inHangzhou,wasthe

2006,hecompletedtheCeramic

HouinJinhua.

OtherinternationalrecognitionincludestheFrenchGoldMedalfromtheAcademyofArchitecture

rbefore,bothheandhiswife,LuWenyu,wereawardedtheGermanSchelling

ArchitecturePrize.

Since2000,WangShuhasbeentheheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentoftheChinaAcademyofArt

inHangzhou,theinstitutionwherehedidrearchontheenvironmentandarchitecturewhenhefirst

ar,hebecamethefirstChinearchitecttoholdthepositionof“Kenzo

TangeVisitingProfessor”atHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesigninCambridge,

alsoafrequentvisitinglectureratmanyuniversitiesaroundtheworld,includingintheUnitedStates:

UCLA,Harvard,UniversityofTexas,articipatedinanumberof

majorinternationalexhibitionsinVenice,HongKong,Brusls,BerlinandParis.

Uponlearningthathewasbeinghonored,WangShuhadthisreaction:“Thisisreallyabigsurpri.

nlyrealizedthatI’ve

esthatearnesthardworkandpersistenceleadto

positiveoutcomes.”

Thedistinguishedjurythatlectedthe2012PritzkerLaureateconsistsofitschairman,TheLord

Palumbo,internationallyknownarchitecturalpatronofLondon,chairmanofthetrustees,Serpentine

Gallery,formerchairmanoftheArtsCouncilofGreatBritain,formerchairmanoftheTateGallery

Foundation,andformertrusteeoftheMiesvanderRoheArchiveattheMuumofModernArt,New

York;andalphabetically:AlejandroAravena,architectandexecutivedirectorofElementalinSantiago,

Chile;StephenBreyer,eCourtJustice,Washington,D.C.;YungHoChang,architectand

educator,Beijing,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina;ZahaHadid,architectand2004PritzkerLaureate;

GlennMurcutt,architectand2002PritzkerLaureateofSydney,Australia;JuhaniPallasmaa,architect,

professorandauthorofHelsinki,Finland;andKarenStein,writer,editorandarchitecturalconsultant

Thorne,associatedeanforexternalrelations,IESchoolofArchitecture,Madrid,

Spain,istheexecutivedirectoroftheprize.

eLuisBarragánofMexicowas

eJamesStirlingoftheUnitedKingdomwalectedin1981,KevinRoche

in1982,IeohMingPeiin1983,lleinofAustriawasthe1985

iedBöeKenzoTangewasthefirst

Japanearchitecttoreceivetheprizein1987;FumihikoMakiwasthecondfromJapanin1993;

Venturireceivedthehonorin1991,andAlvaroSizaofPortugal

eGordon

BunshaftoftheUnitedStatesandOscarNiemeyerofBrazil,ehryofthe

recipientin1989,1996,RafaelMoneoofSpain

wastheLaureate;in1997thelateSverreFehnofNorway;in1998RenzoPianoofItaly,in1999Sir

NormanFosteroftheUK,andin2000,2001,twoarchitects

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fromSwitzerlandreceivedthehonor:lianGlennMurcutt

eJørnUtzonofDenmarkwashonoredin2003;ZahaHadidofthe

UKin2004;endesdaRochaofBrazilwastheLaureate

in2006,uvelofFrancewastheLaureatein

2009,2010,twoJapanearchitects

werehonored,partnersKazuyoSejimaandRyueNishizawaofSANAA,ar,EduardoSouto

deMouraofPortugalwasthelaureate.

ThefieldofarchitecturewaschonbythePritzkerfamilybecauoftheirkeeninterestinbuilding

duetotheirinvolvementwithdevelopingtheHyattHotelsaroundtheworld;andbecauarchitecture

ceduresweremodeledafterthe

Nobels,withthefinallectionbeingmadebytheinternationaljurywithalldeliberationsandvoting

tionsarecontinuousfromyeartoyearwithhundredsofnomineesfromcountriesall

aroundtheworldbeingconsideredeachyear.

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JuryCitation

Thearchitectureofthe2012PritzkerPrizeLaureateWangShu,opensnewhorizonswhileatthesame

ldingshavetheuniqueabilitytoevokethepast,without

1963andeducatedinChina,WangShu’sarchitectureis

exemplarsundertaken

bytheofficehefoundedwithhispartnerandwifeLuWenyu,AmateurArchitectureStudio,thepast

isliterastionofthe

properrelationofprenttopastisparticularlytimely,fortherecentprocessofurbanizationinChina

invitesdebateastowhetherarchitectureshouldbeanchoredintraditionorshouldlookonlytowardthe

anygreatarchitecture,WangShu´sworkisabletotranscendthatdebate,producingan

architecturethatistimeless,deeplyrootedinitscontextandyetuniversal.

WangShu´sbuildingshaveaveryrareattribute—acommandingandeven,attimes,monumental

prence,whilefunction

HistoryMuumatNingboisoneofthouniquebuildingsthatwhilestrikinginphotos,ivenmore

eumisanurbanicon,awell-tunedrepositoryforhistoryanda

hnessofthespatialexperience,bothintheexteriorand

ildingembodiesstrength,pragmatismandemotionallinone.

WangShuknowshowtoembracethechallengesofconstructionandemploythemtohisadvantage.

ecycledmaterials,heisabletond

veralmessagesonthecarefuluofresourcesandrespectfortraditionandcontextaswellasgive

afrankappraisaloftechnologyandthequalityofconstructiontoday,u’s

worksthaturecycledbuildingmaterials,suchasrooftilesandbricksfromdismantledwalls,create

gincollaborationwithconstructionworkers,theoutcome

sometimeshasanelementofunpredictability,whichinhisca,givesthebuildingsafreshness

andspontaneity.

Inspiteofhisage,youngforanarchitect,hehasshownhisabilitytoworksuccessfullyatvarious

ngshanCampusofChinaAcademyofArtsinHangzhouislikeasmalltown,providinga

ttingforlearningandlivingforstudents,eriorandinteriorconnections

betweenbuildingsandprivateandpublicspacesprovidearichenvironmentwhereanemphasis

socapableofcreatingbuildingsonanintimatescale,suchasthesmall

exhibitionhalgreat

architecture,hedoesthiswithamaster’snaturalness,makingitlookasifitwereaneffortlesxerci.

HecallshisofficeAmateurArchitectureStudio,buttheworkisthatofavirtuosoinfullcommandof

theinstrumentsofarchitecture—form,scale,material,2012PritzkerArchitecture

PrizeisgiventoWangShufortheexceptionalnatureandqualityofhixecutedwork,andalsoforhis

ongoingcommitmenttopursuinganuncompromising,responsiblearchitecturearisingfromanof

specificcultureandplace.

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JuryMembers

LordPalumbo(Chair)

London,England

ArchitecturalPatron,ChairmanoftheTrustees,SerpentineGallery

FormerChairmanoftheArtsCouncilofGreatBritain

FormerChairmanoftheTateGalleryFoundation

FormerTrusteeoftheMiesvanderRoheArchiveattheMuumofModernArt,NewYork

AlejandroAravena

Santiago,Chile

ArchitectandExecutiveDirectorofElemental

StephenBreyer

Washington,D.C.

eCourtJustice

YungHoChang

Beijing,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

Architectandeducator

ZahaHadid

London,England

Architect

2004PritzkerArchitecturePrizeLaureate

GlennMurcutt

Sydney,Australia

Architect

2002PritzkerArchitecturePrizeLaureate

JuhaniPallasmaa

Helsinki,Finland

Architect,professorandauthor

KarenStein

NewYork,NewYork

Writer,editorandarchitecturalconsultant

MarthaThorne(ExecutiveDirector)

Madrid,Spain

AssociateDeanforExternalRelations,IESchoolofArchitecture

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JuryQuotes

LordPalumbo

WangShu’soeuvre,enindepthbythejurorsduringavisittoChina,leftnodoubtthatwewere

witnessingtheworkofamaster;andaunanimousdecisiontoawardhimthePritzkerPrizefor2012

isonethatwefeelplaceshimatthesamehighlevelofdistinctionastheotherChinearchitectto

receivetheaward,IMPei.

AlejandroAravena

TherearesignificantquestionsabouttherecentprocessofurbanizationinChina,whetheritshouldbe

ygreatarchitecture,WangShu´s

workisabletotranscendthatdebateproducinganarchitecturethatistimeless,deeplyrootedinits

contextandyetuniversal.

StephenBreyer

InawardingthePritzkerPrizetoWangShu,ayoungChinearchitect,thejuryhassoughtboth

torewardpastworkthatmeetsthePrize’shighstandardsandtondamessageofoptimism,

recognizingandencouragingthepromiofsimilarworkinthefuture.

YungHoChang

Wang’sthatarchitecturein

Chinaismorethanthemassproductionofmarket-drivenbanalityandthereproductionoftheexotic.

ZahaHadid

WangShu’sworkstan

transformativeuofancientmaterialsandmotifsishighlyoriginalandstimulating.

GlennMurcutt

Tolookatthestateoftheprofession,itwouldemthatanythingispossible,andmoreoftenthan

not,wegetanything!uandLu

Wenyu,however,eofwhatisstillashortperiodin

practice,theyhavedeliveredamodern,rational,poeticandmaturebodyofvaryingscaledpublicwork.

TheirworkisalreadyamodernculturalasttotherichhistoryorChinearchitectureandculture.

JuhaniPallasmaa

Theworkofthe2012recipientexemplifiesthecapacityofcontemporaryarchitecturetobecome

rootediksfua

rational,functionalandtectoniclogicwithanenrichingnofmysteryandmyth.

KarenStein

HecallshisofficeAmateurArchitectureStudio,buttheworkisthatofavirtuosoinfullcommandof

theinstrumentsofarchitecture—form,scale,material,spaceandlight.

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Biography

WangShu,whomakeshishomeandworksinHangzhou,China,wasbornonNovember4,1963in

Urumqi,acityinthewesternmostprovinceofThePeople’sRepublicofChina,heris

her,wholivesinBeijing,isateacherforyoung

terfollowedintheirmother’sfootstepsandisalsoateacher.

Hisparents’pursuitssparkedWangShu’sinterestinmaterials,wasa

teenager,heoftenhadtotravel4000kmbetweenUrumqiandBeijing,whichtookfourdaysandfour

ravelsaffordedhimtheopportunitytogrowupexperiencingvast,changinglandscapes.

Withoutanyformalinstruction,arlyexperiences

emedtobeleadinghimtowardacareerasanartistorwriter.

ManyofShu’sdrawingswereleftonthewallsofthenarrowstreetadjacenttothecourtyardofthe

nyyearsafterhemovedaway,hisneighborsprotected

thedrawingsonthewalls,r,WangShuchotoliveandworkin

Hangzhoubecauofthecity’sfamousnaturallandscapesanditslongtraditionofwaterandhill

landscapepainters.

Hisparentspointedoutthatitwouldbeextremelydifficulttoearnalivinginanartisticfieldand

romidbystudyinganarts-relatedscientific-

engineeringfield,steacherslearnedofhisplans,hesays,“TheythoughtImust

becrazy,butsofewordinaryChinepeoplereallyknowanythingaboutthestudyofarchitecture.”

Afterveralmonthsofstudyingarchitecture,WangShuknewthatitwastheprofessionhewanted

tolearn.

AftergraduatingfromtheDepartmentofArchitectureatNanjingInstituteofTechnology,heworkedfor

theZhejiangAcademyofFineArtsinHangzhoudoingrearchontheenvironmentandarchitecturein

ayearlater,hewasatworkonhisfirstarchitectural

commission,thedesignofa3600squaremeterYouthCenterforthesmalltownofHaining(near

Hangzhou).Itwascompletedin1990.

From1990to1998,hehadnocommissions,andhepreferrednottotakeagovernmentoracademic

d,ay,fromeight

inthemorninguntilmidnight,heworkedandatewiththecraftsmen–consideredbymanytobethe

lowestleveloftheirsociety–jectshe

eoldbuildingsweredismantledduringthe

fastdevelopmentofcities,alloftheprojectsShuworkedonduringthistimeweredemolished.

Whenhewasastudentatuniversityinthe1980s,hebeganstudyingthearthistoryofChina,

Europe,India,AfricaandAmerica,andgraduallyexpandedhisfieldofstudytohistoricartaswellas

contemporaryart,philosophy,literature,1990to1998,hecontinuedhis

Shu’swords,“Ibelieveinstartingwithabroadvisionandcondensing

ittofitthelocalsituation.”

Itwasin1997thatheandhiswifeLuWenyu,whoisalsoanarchitect,founded“AmateurArchitecture

Studio,”whichhasgrownintoaten-personoffice,andhasbecomeafairlywellknownnameinChina.

ThenameisapartialrespontotheircritiqueofthearchitectureprofessioninChina,whichtheyview

ascomplicitin,“I

can’tdothis,wemustnotdemolishhistoryinordertodevelop.”

Heoftenexplainsthatpartofthemotivationbehindhisdesignistoremindpeoplewhatlifeinthe

typicalofhisthoughtandworkprocessis

theNingboHistoricMuum,acommissionthathewonasaresultofaninternationalcompetition

ectingrecycledbuildingmaterialsformtheareatobeudintheconstructionofthe

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muumhewasekingtomakeabuildingthatcouldbeasmallcityinitsownrightandbringup

memoriesofthepast.

stistoconvincethe

,hedealswiththedesigndetailsinrelationtoconstructionissues.

ribesthisphaas,“the

hardestofall,becautheChineoftenthinkofabuildingasjustacontainerwhofunctionscan

venoinfluenceonthisthirdstage.”

Hedescribesh,he

studiesthecities,thinksaboutthethingsforaboutaweek,

—aswasthecawiththeNingboHistoricMuum—thedesignmaterializes

ignfortheNingboHistoricMuumcametohimonenightwhenhecouldnot

sleep,sohetookpenciltopaperanddreweverything,includingnumbers,structure,sizesofspaces,

locationsofentrancesandotherfunctions.“Then,”hesays,“Idranktea.”

Thewholeprocessisoneofthinking,-by-stepamoredefinedand

projectevolves,andthenassistantsfromhisofficeparticipatebycreatingfurtherplansandcomputer

tstepinvolvesadiscussionaboutdetailsandmaterials.

WangShuhasdescribedasituationwhenhehadtodesignthreemuumsinthreedifferentplaces

atthesametime.“Mywife,LuWenyu,tareallour

ywere

lhadhomeworkassignments:bookstoreadonFrenchphilosophy,Chine

paintingstostudyormoviestowatch,allgotbacktogether,we

haddiscussionsandthenbegantoworkagainontheprojects.”Hisroleofteacherextendsbeyond

2000,2003,he

wasnamedheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentthere,andin2007,hewasmadetheDeanofthe

ArchitectureSchool.

Innumerouslecturesandinterviews,WangShuhasrepeatedthisntiment,“tomearchitectureis

spontaythatIbuild

a‘hou’insteadofa‘building’,Iamthinkingofsomethingthatisclortolife,everydaylife.”

Bynaminghispractice“AmateurArchitectureStudio,”Wangexplainsthatthe“handicraftaspect”

ofhisworkismoreimportanttohimthatwhatheconsidersmuchofthe“professionalized,soulless

architecturepracticedtoday.”AtanarchitectureconferenceinBeijinginthe1980s,hecreated

nedanarchitectinChina

thenassimplysomeonewhoknewhowtodraw,andcouldbedrawingallday,butnotnecessarily

sthatthesituationtodayhaschanged,butthatthe

influenceofmoneyandbusinessistoostrong.

Withfurtherelaboration,WangShusays,“The‘AmateurArchitectureStudio’isapurelypersonal

ldnotbeevenreferredtoasanarchitect’sofficebecaudesignisan

kisconstantlyrefreshedbyvarious

,mostimportant,weencourageindependenceandindividualism

toguaranteetheexperimentalworkofthestudio.”

Wangalsospeaksofthetemporarycharacterofhisfirm’swork.“Mybeliefisthatarchitectureshould

mesIprefertoulesscostlymaterialsthatcanbereplaced

sociatedbuildingsandplants—whentheycometogether,aslongastime

keepsgoing,ary,asIutheword,isnotmeant

tomeandisposable.”

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Hehasoftencommentedthatheeshimlfasascholar,craftsmanandarchitect,

ctisopentochangeandabletoadapt

constantlyinrespontotheenvironmentandconditions–evenconditionsthatmayariduringthe

dio’sworkisoftencharacterizedbyspontaneouschangesthatoccur

throughouttheprocessofdesignandconstruction.

Heexplainsfurther,“AhundredyearsagoinChina,thepeoplewhobuilthouswereartisans;

,anofficialarchitecturalsystemhasbeen

established,elf,beingan

artisanoranamateurisalmostthesamething.”Hisinterpretationofthewordamateurisrelatively

clotooneoftheunabridgeddictionary’sdefinitions:apersonwhoengagesinastudy,sportorother

activighinWangShu’s

interpretation,theword“pleasure”mightwellbereplacedby“loveofthework.”

HecomparesthisconcepttocreatingaChineGarden,whichhesaysreallycannotbedesigned.

“ManyunforeeablethingshappenedhereinChinaallthetimesoyouhavetoimprovi,”he

explains,“itisbettertobeabletosolveproblemsatthemomenttheyari.”Heemphasizedthatthe

needtobeflexiblewhenbuildingistypicalinChina.

WangShuoftenexpressthatforhim,humanityismoreimportantthanarchitectureandsimple

eofhisoffice“AmateurArchitecture”

revealshisdesignapproachandexperimentalandcriticalattitudetowardthebuildingprocess.

“Idesignahouinsteadofabuilding,”saysWangShu.“Oneproblemofprofessionalarchitecture

,whichisclotooursimpleanddailylife,ismore

fundamentalthanarchitecture.”

AsforearlyChineinfluences,heconsidersTongJun,aChinearchitectwhorearchedthe

JiangnaGardensofSuzhou,u’spassionforcalligraphyhaspromptedatleast

onejournalisttowritethatsometimeshisdesignsreflectthefreedomofbrushstrokesandthetension

einternationalcommunity,helistsAldoRossi,Alvaro

Siza(bothPritzkerLaureates),LeCorbusier,MiesvanderRohe,LouisKahn,CarloScarpa,andsome

ofPritzkerLaureateTadaoAndo’arlywork.

Notsurprisingly,WangShurvesasDeanoftheArchitectureSchoolatChinaAcademyinandhas

designedsome21buildingsspreadoversome130acresnearXiangshan;henowteachesattheschool

ismostimportantcommissions,itwasaccomplishedintwothree-yearphas.

In2009,hissoloexhibition,“ArchitectureasaResistance”wasshownattheBOZARArtCenterin

Brusls,requentguestlectureratcollegesanduniversitiesaroundtheworld,and

isofteninvitedtospeakatinternationalconferenceandinstitutions.

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FactSummary

Born

November4,1963inUrumqi,XinjiangProvince

ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

Education

NanjingInstituteofTechnology,DepartmentofArchitecture

BachelorofScienceDegreein1985

MastersDegreein1988

TongjiUniversity1995-2000

Ph.D.,SchoolofArchitecture

CHRONOLOGYOFMAJORWORKS

1990

YouthCenter

Haining,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

1991

InternationalGalleryofZhejiangAcademyofFineArts

Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(completedanddemolished)

UndergroundentrancesofFengqiao

(completedanddemolished)

ArtistSharoninGushanHill

(completedanddemolished)

1999-2000

GallerywithaView

Shanghai,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(completedanddemolished)

LibraryofWenzhengCollege,SuzhouUniversity

ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2002-2007

VerticalCourtyardApartments

Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2003

SanheHou

Nanjing,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2003-2005

TeachingBuildingofMusicandDanceDepartment

Dongguan,Guangdong,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2003-2006

CeramicHou

Jinhua,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

FiveScatteredHous

Ningbo,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

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2006

TiledGarden

VeniceBiennaleofArchitecture,Italy

2001-2005

NingboContemporaryArtMuum

Ningbo,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2002-2004

XiangshanCampus,ChinaAcademyofArt(PhaI)

Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2004-2007

XiangshanCampus,ChinaAcademyofArt(PhaII)

Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2003-2008

NingboHistoryMuum

Ningbo,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2007-2009

OldTownConrvationandInterventionofZhongshanStreet

Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

2009

ExhibitionHalloftheImperialStreetoftheSouthernSongDynasty

Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

HeyunCultureandLeisureCenters

Kunming,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(underconstruction)

2010

ShanghaiExpo,NingboTengtouPavilion

Shanghai,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

CityCulturalCenterofJinghua

Jinhua,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(underconstruction)

Ninghai“ShiLiHongZhunag”TraditionalDowryMusuem

Ninghai,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(underconstruction)

ContemporaryArtMuumontheDock

Zhoushan,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(indesignpha)

2011

BuddhistInstituteLibraryofHangzhou

Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(indesignpha)

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TilesHill—NewReceptionCenter

XiangshanCampus,Hangzhou,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina

(underconstruction)

AWARDS

2004

China’sFirstArchitectureArtsAward

2005

HolcimAwardforSustainableConstructionintheAsiaPacific

forFiveScatteredHousinNingbo

2007

FirstGlobalAwardforSustainableArchitecture

Citédel’ArchitectureetduPatrimoine,France

2008

NominatedfortheGermanbadInternationalHighRiAward

fortheVerticalCourtyardApartments,Hangzhou

NominatedfortheBSISwissArchitectureAward

2010

SchellingArchitecturePrizetoWengShuandLuWenyu

forsignificantdesigns,realizedbuildingsorprofoundcontributionstoarchitecturalhistoryandtheory

SpecialMentionfortheDecayofaDomeexhibit

12thInternationalArchitectureExhibit

Venice,Italy

2011

GoldMedal

froml’Academied’ArchitectureofFrance

MAJOREXHIBITIONS

1999ChineYoungArchitectsExperimentalWorks,UIACongress,Beijing,China

2001TuMuYoungArchitectureofChina,AEDESGallery,Berlin,Germany

2002ShanghaiBiennale,ShanghaiArtMuum,Shanghai,China

2003Synthi-Scapes:ChinePavilionofthe50thVeniceBiennale,GuangDongMuumofArt,

Guangzhou,andinArtMuumofCentralAcademy,Beijing,China

Alors,LaChine,CentrePompidou,Paris,France

2004-2005JinhauArchitecturePark,Jinhau,China

2006TiledGarden—ChinePavilionofthe10thInternationalArchitectureExhibition,

VeniceBiennale,Venice,Italy

ChinaContemporary,NetherlandsArchitecturalInstitute(NAI),Rotterdam,TheNetherlands

2007BuiltinChina—ArchitectureExhibition,NewYorkArchitectureCenter,USA

HongKongBiennaleofInternationalArchitecture

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2008DanslaVilleChinoi,Citédel’ArchitectureetduPatrimoine,PalaisdeChaillot,France

ChineGardensforLiving:FromIllusiontoReality,BergPalais,Dresden,Germany

2009Exhibitionof“GlobalAwardforSustainableArchitecture2007-8-9”,Citédel’Architecture

etduPatrimoine,PalaisdeChaillot,France

“ArchitectureasResistance”—soloexhibition,BOZARArtCentreforFineArts,

Brusls,Belgium

M8inChina,DeutschesArkitectumuum(DAM),Frankfurt,Germany

2010DecayofaDome,12thInternationalArchitectureExhibition,VeniceBiennale,Venice,Italy

MAJORLECTURES

2012WashingtonUniversity,,USA

UniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles(UCLA),USA

“ToBuildaDiverWorldFollowingtheNaturalWay,”LePalaisdeChaillot,France,

openingspeechfortheDSAprogram

2011“GeometryandNarrativeofNaturalForm,”HarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign,USA

RhodeIslandSchoolofDesign(RISD),USA

UniversityofTexasatAustin,USA

DallasArchitectureForum,USA

TheMuumofFineArts,Houston

“ToListenthePrincipleofNature,”UniversityofPennsylvania,USA

Conferenceprentation,“ArchitectureinaRecycledWay,”InternationalUnionof

Architects(UIA),Japan

Conferenceprentation,“InsistonExperimentsinRealReality,”UIA,Japan

“AsianVerticalCities”competitionandsymposium,Singapore

Conferenceprentation,“ANewArchitecturalEducationFacing‘NaturalObjects’”for

theInternationalArchitecturalEducationSummit,Madrid/Segovia,Spain

InternationalsymposiumhostedbyNationalAssociationofNorwegianArchitects,

Røros,Norway

“EchooftheValley,”TheUniversityofTokyo,Japan

2010“Staring,”TsinghuaUniversity,Beijing,China

“ConstructionofaDifferentiatedWorld,”TechnischeUniversitätDarmstadt,Germany

“MeaningofTime,”Eberhard-Karls-UniversitaetTübingen,Germany

Lecture—UniversitätKarlsruhe,Germany

Conferenceprentation,“ZhongshanRoadExperiment—aNewModeforUrban

Development,”ArchitectureTriennial,Oslo,Norway

Conferenceprentation,“TheWayBacktoNature—ANewArchitecturalEducation,”

Environmental,UrbanandArchitecturalDesignEducationforaJustWorld:Teachingand

LearningwithGlobalSouth,hostedbyKeioUniversity,Japan

2012PritzkerArchitecturePrizeMediaKit

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2009“InteriorandExteriorLook,”PiranArchitectureConference,Slovenia

“ArchitectureasResistance,”AcademyofArchitectureofMendrisio,Switzerland

“ArchitectureasResistance,”BOZAR,Brusls,Belgium

“Architecture&Music,”HongKongArtsCenter

“FromEarthtoCeramics—aLiveConstruction,”UniversidadPolitécnicadeMadrid,Spain

2008Conferenceprentation,“HeritageEducationSymposium,Chine-Frencharchitects,

plannersandlandscapeplanners,”Citédel’Architecture&duPatrimoine,Paris,France

“BuildaSmallWorld,”Citédel’ArchitectureetduPatrimoine,Paris,France

“MyWorksinUrbanChina—ToReconstructtheNearnessLivingPlacesinCollapsing

Cities,”TheUniversityofMelbourne,Australia

CenterforArchitecture,NewYork,USA

“FromHearttoHand,”HarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign,USA

2007