DnA_Design and Architecture   China   The fact that what we call ‘nature’ or looks like ‘nature’ is often a human-made construction is demonstrated by sceneries like this one in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, a carpet of hills that conceals more than 3,000 quarries exploited in the co

DnA_Design and Architecture   China   Divided into six spaces corresponding to the stages of tofu-making, shown to visitors thanks to a covered footpath that crosses through the factory, this timber building uses mortise-and-tenon joints to evoke vernacular architecture...

DnA_Design and Architecture   China   Dedicated to Wang Jing – an imperial scholar of the Ming Dynasty who was chief editor of the Yongle Encyclopedia –, the memorial hall is inserted into the traditional town center of Wang village, which is quite run-down and threatened by neglect and

DnA_Design and Architecture   China   Devoted to preserving the legacy of the Hakka community, an ethnic and linguistic minority in China, the museum is located in a small rural enclave whose population, according to tradition, renounced agriculture to develop expertise in constructing w

Xu Tiantian Since its establishment in 2007, the Swiss Architectural Award, organized by the Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio in collaboration with EPFL-ENAC and the ETH of Zurich, has risen as one of most prestigious international architectura