Architecture China: RE/DEFINE Tradition

This book offers a collective examination and critique of emerging architectural works in China, exploring how contemporary designs maintain and redefine tradition through essays by Li Xiangning, Song Wei, and Tian Weijia.

Architecture China: RE/DEFINE Tradition explores the evolving nature of architectural practices in contemporary China, examining how new traditions are being formed while still honoring the past. This collection serves as both a comprehensive overview and a critical analysis of recent architectural works that reflect regional characteristics and cultural significance. The journal aims to highlight the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity in the architectural landscape of China.

The issue features two insightful essays by Li Xiangning, Song Wei, and Tian Weijia, each offering unique perspectives on the topic. These essays delve into the complexities of maintaining architectural traditions in a rapidly changing society. The authors engage in critical discourse about the ways contemporary architects can reinterpret and redefine traditional elements to create a new architectural language that resonates with today's cultural context.

Through its exploration of these themes, Architecture China: RE/DEFINE Tradition encourages readers to consider the importance of tradition in contemporary architectural design. It challenges the notion of tradition as a static concept, instead presenting it as a fluid and evolving practice that can adapt to modern needs and sensibilities. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of architecture, culture, and tradition in China’s ever-evolving built environment.