New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio

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Here’s another amazing project designed by Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio photographed by Iwan Baan. This building, located in Hangzhou – , mixes traditional chinese architecture with a contemporary way of rethinking these ancient ideas.

All the photographs by Iwan Baan after the break.

 
 
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UNDFTD says:

Awesome scheme, very vernacular..

 
# April 27, 2009 at 06:57
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UNDFTD says:

Impressive use again of the vernacular..

 
# April 27, 2009 at 06:59
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nano says:

like it

 
# April 27, 2009 at 07:42
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Terry Glenn Phipps says:

Good God in heaven what a mess. What on earth is vernacular about this pastiche extravaganza of egotistical nonsense? There is every reference imaginable going on in this lurid tableau; as if it emerged whole from some postmortem Arquitectonica nightmare circa 1984.

Depending upon whom you choose to believe China has 5000 years of genuine cultural heritage upon which to draw. What exactly, then, is the point of turning one of the greatest nations on Earth into a kitsch theme park that would make the builders of Las Vegas and Dubai blush?

When the visual pollution reaches the epic level of the air pollution it is time to ratchet things down a bit.

Terry Glenn Phipps

 
# April 27, 2009 at 08:04
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    Scottmft says:

    I agree that it is a bit of a mess but there are parts that are gorgeous…it needs some editing, to be sure, but I don’t agree with your wholesale trashing of the project. Instead of seven elements crashing around three good ones would suffice.

     
    # August 22, 2009 at 00:05
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Glenn says:

Got to say I quite like it as well!

 
# April 27, 2009 at 08:18
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Dylan says:

They let their interns go a little CAD-crazy with those facades. And I’m pretty sure this whole complex is just a collection of confused facades.

Too bad, with some rich materials to work with.

 
# April 27, 2009 at 08:49
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    J says:

    rich materials? obviously,you know nothing about these materials.

     
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Partick Bateman says:

i dont understand this at all.

 
# April 27, 2009 at 08:57
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Marcus says:

Good lighting, great materials, poor execution.

 
# April 27, 2009 at 09:38
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luna says:

Terry,
why do you think it is pastiche? what do u know about Chinese architecture?

 
# April 27, 2009 at 09:43
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Opium says:

I totally agree with t.glenn phillips. There’s nothing vernacular about it…just a kitsh reproduction of some clichés of chinese architecture. There’s no actual concept, just quotations western comtemporary architecture blended with a little something of chinese feeling.Makes me remember the chinese restaurants in the west whose food as little or anything to do with the original chinese food…it just wants to seem chinese

 
# April 27, 2009 at 09:45
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omg says:

very interesting comtemporary chinese works! good job!!!

 
# April 27, 2009 at 10:40
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Richie says:

If I didn’t know better I’d assume that these images were taken from 5 or 6 different buildings.. There are some parts of it that look nicely handled, but overall, I agree with Terry, it’s a mess.. They need to reign in the chaotic stylistic approach by several notches.

 
# April 27, 2009 at 10:43
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gonzalo iturriaga says:

im impresss

 
# April 27, 2009 at 12:18
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TW says:

What an amazing project- extremely beautfiul !

It is great to see there are some architects in china who really considerate its history and culture of the country in the design process.
WangShu is perhaps the very best among them. Much better than other chinese star architects such as ‘Ma Yansong’ if we judge them solely by the sensual qualties of their buildings emanate.

 
# April 27, 2009 at 13:01
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perfex says:

I look again and again and again and… quality! That is the word!

 
# April 27, 2009 at 14:13
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LCLEE says:

我不是很喜欢,没有中国的味道!说不清楚它适合建在什么地方!

 
# April 27, 2009 at 21:04
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Lily says:

Hangzhou is very simple but elegant,but this project is only simple.

 
# April 27, 2009 at 21:51
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Ting says:

有中西元素的合體感.It’s cool~

 
# April 27, 2009 at 22:23
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chris says:

i like it

 
# April 27, 2009 at 22:37
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Moore says:

so amazing 很強的語彙組合,將很多現代建築與中式建築元素融合.並善用材料的質感,創新使用材料的可能性.期待能看見更多 王樹建築師將瓦..等有趣的元素應用到極致的作品. looking forward next!! Great material composition.

 
# April 27, 2009 at 22:53
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sylc says:

very nice masonry work. Use very low cost material beautifully.
Some of the facades are very nice thought out, but a lot of them are not.
I am a Chinese, after seeing a couple different buildings by Wang Shu and his masonry construction teams, I started to feel they are getting less and less interesting.
However, I do agree that Mr. Wang is among one of the very best contemporary architect in China.
If he is just focusing working on one building, instead of working on a whole campus, his work is stunning.

 
# April 28, 2009 at 00:00
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LCLEE says:

Terry说的很对!!!!!!!

 
# April 28, 2009 at 00:16
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ben says:

very corbu ronchamp exterior

 
# April 28, 2009 at 01:07
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erik1015 says:

国美的象山校区。。。

 
# April 28, 2009 at 02:25
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HM says:

It make me depress! every where is so dark, so cold except wooden parts. I think it is really good but for robots!

 
# April 28, 2009 at 03:47
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Lucas Gray says:

There are some brilliant moments lost in the complexity of the overall scheme. The two wood panelled walls facing each other in the sixth image is rather elegant. The vertical stone sunscreens on the long facade is also a nice texture. I also like the forms of the curving roofs and even the semi randomness of the external stair cases and ramps. However when you take the whole thing together it just doesn’t blend into a cohesive whole. I think these issues are rather common with projects in china. Often they are just too big and firms aren’t given the appropriate time to fully develop the concepts. That said I think this actually does a good job referencing the context and traditional chinese building culture. The materiality, white washed walls, flowing peaked roof and masonry are all prevalent throughout this region of China.

 
# April 28, 2009 at 04:12
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belly says:

至于涉及到中国精神和文化传承的角度来说
我觉得是次很好的尝试 至少我没这本事
可以感觉建筑所释放的巨大能量
这种具有争议性的建筑是对推动中国建筑设计发展有利的
应该看到积极的一面
这是个真正的建筑 但不一定很好使用
PS:其实我一直不喜欢王澍 他很张狂而且理论太虚 有点黄老邪的感觉

 
# April 28, 2009 at 05:23
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francis says:

Questioning the budget and time frame for delivering such a large scale project is relevant. Perhaps bureaucratic issues too? The thing I like about Amateur Architecture Studio is that there their architecture seem to be style-less. A pair or three sweeps of roof in seemingly “Chinese style” is hardly referencing Chinese kulture. The relationship between the buildings and the in-between space need to be appreciated better – this can only be read with an over view of the planning. I find it hard to place a judgement from those photographs alone. The textures speak for itself.

 
# April 28, 2009 at 07:39
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ninedeer says:

so cool!

 
# April 28, 2009 at 09:55
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Tieme says:

the video is indeed very interesting..

why?

 
# April 28, 2009 at 12:55
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alright says:

good to be individual works, i especially like the staircases outside the building, got power. but add all together it’s really a mess… the buildings do not talk to each other! guess there need some masterplanning?

 
# April 28, 2009 at 20:11
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过客 says:

一个美术学院,由两个人来玩儿,对王和许来说,使一种成功;但同时,对许江、对学生,对学校的多元传统来说,则是一种遗憾。

 
# April 28, 2009 at 21:44
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Bruce says:

作为中国人来说,并未明显感受到传统的元素。相反感受到和Terry说的一样有些乱。

 
# April 29, 2009 at 00:46
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sullka says:

I also think there’s waaaaaaay too much going on there.

 
# May 5, 2009 at 11:05
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ivo says:

chinacally chaotic! but i like it!

“globalization rocking in a free a world!”

 
# June 25, 2009 at 00:39
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ivo says:

too much grey

 
# June 25, 2009 at 00:44
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max says:

我去过,前几栋比较好,后面玩疯了,有点乱
但我很高兴看到我国的建筑在越来越好
西方建筑审美占主流地位的今天,如何发展有中国审美的东西是值得一代人为之努力的

 
# July 3, 2009 at 01:47
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LCLEE says:

MAX你说得非常好,很有责任感!

 
# July 4, 2009 at 09:56
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Scottmft says:

One could suggest that the number of responses to this project suggests that this project is interesting…

 
# August 22, 2009 at 00:07
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wartian says:

i believe that western aesthetic value and eastern aesthetic value are different!Even architectural style across mainland of China are vary from different cities. If an architectural connoisseur give a judgment on Chinese contemporary architecture, from what point of view and what value? eurocentric, sinocentric…? Chinese aesthetic value allow to break and to come to perfection in same time! Some sort like to turn tears into smiles. This is a state of ideal contrast!Just like the broken vase form of Beijing Olympic stadium by HDeM and Ai Weiwei. As we always say ‘the God is in the details’. God is not always be seen by everyone!if you can see the God, u will love him!if you dint see the god, you don’t believe him!

 
# January 23, 2010 at 09:15
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helen says:

are roof tiles the ONLY way to express a sense of vernacular through ROOF TILES and SHED ROOF FORMS??

the sheer SCALE of this project is entirely inhuman, and feels unrelated to the environment.

i feel INCREDIBLY insulted as a Chinese person if this project is supposed to be the breeding place for artists for the next century and represent our culture/history/creativity.

also: is it just me or does EVERY SINGLE ONE of the photos look like a shot from a prison?

i’m gonna go cry now.

 
# January 24, 2010 at 17:10
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Bang says:

没有最乱,只有更乱。华丽的外表掩盖不住空虚、龌龊、庸俗的本质。看到了一堆惯用的符号被罗列,被拼凑,没有句子,没有段落。瓦片、砖墙只是传统的符号,空间的语言才是传统的精髓。“大师”把自己家造成个园还可以,把学校造成这样的园那就是更混乱之中再添加混乱。
小空间任由你把玩损害也不致太大,但这是公共建筑,不是个人把玩的玩具。它需要质量、质量、质量-责任、责任、责任。

 
# January 24, 2010 at 18:01
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    dashen says:

    nice comment, I think u r not a student. right?

     
    # July 2, 2010 at 16:28
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dante says:

bang说的好 这不喜欢这设计 很乱 和周边没有对话 传统元素应用的很生硬 直接将符号放上去了 还有那材料。。。

 
# January 25, 2010 at 01:20
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Always leave it to the Chinese to build things in a grand scale. First impression, I like it. Modern, contemporary, creative. It’s nice…

 
# January 25, 2010 at 04:10
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ddc says:

They, like Wang Shu, represented well what is Chinese, but for DETAIL, there is still a long way to go.

 
# January 25, 2010 at 22:43
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sabey says:

what a mess!

 
# February 9, 2010 at 02:53
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ztx says:

The architect has not resolved the disparate languages of his work. It’s a little under developed, intellectually and formally.

 
# February 27, 2012 at 15:39
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Shar says:

Coming back to architecture after 20 years absence, I finally realize how architectuer grows on you with time. I was taken by Louis Kahn when I saw the documentary last week with a totally new understanding than the time I studied him in the grad school. As an architect, we do, sort of, play God. We define or, better, induce people’s action and emotion in a space. We set people up in a way that we promote. I believe Wang is at that level of thinking. Congrats for the award.

 
# February 27, 2012 at 21:25
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km says:

where are the drawings?

 
# February 28, 2012 at 23:48
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    Jackfu says:

    Hangzhou,China

     
    # March 25, 2012 at 06:38
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8:30 AM Apr 27th

RT @archdaily: New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio… http://tinyurl.com/cfujal

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9:45 AM Apr 27th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio http://shortna.me/ea4d7

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1:59 PM Apr 27th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio #architecture http://tr.im/jPXU

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2:31 AM Apr 28th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio: Shared by k:ra beautiful place for learn.. http://tinyurl.com/cfujal

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5:05 AM Apr 28th

investment like this is why Britain’s creative industries looks likely to be overtaken: http://is.gd/v3Sp

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7:35 PM Apr 28th

i went to the wrong AAU: http://is.gd/v3Sp comment snobbery aside, i find the complexity inspiring and refreshing

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10:00 AM Aug 31st

Going to #hagnzhou for a site visit.
http://bit.ly/_HZ_arch http://fb.me/A8gatCvH

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7:43 PM Oct 15th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu http://t.co/oXE9KoU vía @archdaily Capturando la esencia

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9:31 PM Nov 5th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://t.co/XnrRp36 via @archdaily

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8:35 AM Nov 6th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://j.mp/9lF8S3

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9:19 PM May 24th

やっぱりみんなそう思いますよね。僕が中国で最も素晴らしいと思う建築家とその作品です。 http://p.tl/GTYR RT @fujiwalabo 建築設計に進むか迷っている人は、抗州の中央美術学院象山キャンパスに行くと良い。王樹(ワン・シュー)による素晴らしい建築群がある

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9:22 PM May 24th

あー日本中にばれた。笑 僕が中国で最も素晴らしいと思う建築家とその作品です。 http://p.tl/GTYR RT @fujiwalabo 建築設計に進むか迷っている人は、抗州の中央美術学院象山キャンパスに行くと良い。王樹(ワン・シュー)による素晴らしい建築群がある

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8:29 PM Feb 27th

fotos de la academia de arte en hangzhou, de wang shu y lu wenyu, ganadores del @PritzkerPrize : http://t.co/bWsF8Nmx vía @ArchDaily

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8:35 PM Feb 27th

RT @otrootroblog: fotos de la academia de arte en hangzhou, de wang shu y lu wenyu, ganadores Pritzket : http://t.co/WrnBZcYs vía @ArchDaily

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9:22 PM Feb 27th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://t.co/NIQlUKrO vía @archdaily

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10:15 PM Feb 27th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://t.co/d2wRscZA vía @archdaily

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10:59 PM Feb 27th

fotos de la academia de arte en hangzhou, de wang shu y lu wenyu, ganadores del @PritzkerPrize : http://t.co/bWsF8Nmx vía @ArchDaily

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11:08 PM Feb 27th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://t.co/6eTU3x4U via @archdaily

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1:07 AM Feb 28th

Estos trabajos le dan una patada por atrás al "International Style". Por #WangShu. http://t.co/l9Ny5X5w #PritzkerArch

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1:10 AM Feb 28th

Estos trabajos le dan una patada por atrás al "International Style". Por #WangShu. http://t.co/l9Ny5X5w #PritzkerArch

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4:58 AM Feb 28th

ところでこんなデザインチックな学校で暮らすのってどんな感じ? http://t.co/xyd8opwM 王樹の

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8:56 AM Feb 28th

I'm totally sold by these pictures on Pritzker Prize winner Wang Shu: http://t.co/9pfyUJbc #brutalistbutbeautiful #architecture

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9:16 AM Feb 28th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://t.co/mReaVjQM via @archdaily

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10:02 AM Feb 28th

A4D

Svaigākā Prickera laureāta Wang Shu slavenākās būves: muzejs Ningbo
http://t.co/5iM09KWn, Mākslas akadēmija Handžou http://t.co/XhOSA5Zj

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9:00 PM Feb 28th

GENIAL Wang Shu, premio Pritzker. New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio
http://t.co/fIHeuzIh

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2:05 AM Feb 29th

New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://t.co/07rRU8VK via @archdaily

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9:23 PM Feb 29th

hermoso diseño arquitectónico de Wang Shu http://t.co/TGrT2jyP

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6:25 AM Mar 1st

GENIAL Wang Shu, premio Pritzker. New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio
http://t.co/fIHeuzIh

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10:27 PM Mar 2nd

あまり良さが分からないが私の感覚がおかしいのか?New Academy of Art in Hangzhou / Wang Shu, Amateur Architecture Studio | ArchDaily http://t.co/7rk3d2Sx

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