Department of Architecture GUEST LECTURE SERIES ARC105: Structure of Context and Context of Structure

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During design process, architects have to deal with the context and the construction logic simultaneously. Context of any kind, has its own hidden structure because of the regulation of evolution. Structure on the other hand, has its cultural identity which can be inherited, at least it was the case. The two hence embody each other. Personal cognition and perception is another dimension that turns the design process even more complicated as a black box. Using built works of Gebie Architects, the lecture tries to clarify the balance within these dynamic norms and explore a methodology between the autonomy and the projective of architecture.

Wang Bin is chief architect of Suzhou Gebie Architects and visiting director of Tongji University. He earned his B.Arch Degree from Southeast University in 2006, M.Arch Degree from UC Berkeley in 2008, and PHD from Tongji University in 2020. From 2008 to 2012, he worked at KPF in New York. Wang Bin was honored with the Eisner Prize, the highest award in Literature and Art at Berkeley. His doctoral thesis was the first systematic study of the British theorist Reyner Banham in China. Gebie Architects was established in 2013. Wang Bin's works and research have been published in various professional media, including“Architectural Journal ”; “Time + Architecture”; “New Architecture”; “Architecture Technique”; “Architecture China” and “Wallpaper” among others. In 2023, Wang Bin was awarded Exploration Award for Young Architects from the prestigious Architecture China Award.
Period7 Nov 2024
Event typeSeminar
LocationSuzhou, ChinaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionLocal

Keywords

  • ARC105
  • Guest Lecture Series