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Wang Shu
Designing contemporary buildings that reuse materials and respond to Chinese architectural traditions.
Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum · Xiangshan campus
- Born
- 4 November 1963
- Birthplace
- Ürümqi, China
More people
Wang Shu
Chinese architect and co-founder of Amateur Architecture Studio with Lu Wenyu. He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2012.
Early life
Early drawing
Developed an interest in drawing and making things while growing up in China.
Architecture studies
Studied at the Nanjing Institute of Technology before settling in Hangzhou.
Career
- 1980s–1990s
Study and building craft
Developed his approach through architectural study and practical work with traditional construction.
- 1997
Amateur Architecture Studio
Founded the practice with Lu Wenyu.
- 2000s onward
Major commissions
Designed museums and university buildings while teaching at the China Academy of Art.
Buildings & projects
Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum
A cultural project on a former waterfront site.
Xiangshan campus
Buildings for the China Academy of Art shaped around landscape and traditional forms.
Ningbo History Museum
A museum incorporating large quantities of salvaged brick and tile.
Beyond work
A shared practice
Lu Wenyu is his long-term design partner and co-founder of their studio.
Preserving memory
His reuse of demolished building materials reflects concern about rapid urban change.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: LucaFazPhoto. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
