Shaping Changes

Name: Shaping Changes
Brand: Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd

Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd

Shaping ChangesAuthor(s): line+studio\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, Australia\nImprint: Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781864709247, 978-1864709247\nSynopsis\nSince the 1990s, Chinas rapid urbanization has triggered an unprecedented construction boom. If the early phase of urban construction was mainly marked by its extensiveness, the more recent requirements of a highly commerce-oriented society and the ever-changing utilisation of space in the digital age have given rise to a concern for and a renewed recognition of quality. In this context, Shaping Changes presents recent projects by line+, a design studio founded by two young Chinese architects Meng Fanhao and Zhu Peidong, and its pursuit of design quality through a range of projects from rural revitalisation to high-tech headquarters, from education campus to cultural facilities. The diversity and quality of the firms works is evidenced by its participation at the Arsenale at the 2.