CHINA according to CHINA, Part 4 / 0300TV

The guys over 0300TV, who are really mastering the architectural videos, just published the last part of their CHINA according to CHINA series we told you about a few days ago, on which they show the thoughts of 5 chinese architects about the problematic they are  facing actually on their practices and on the future of the chinese architecture.

Part 4 is about Education. The five architects chosen for this series, are all part of an extremely wide international network of influences, deeply rooted to the most relevant academic centres [Harvard, MIT] and close to the most renowned architects [Koolhaas, Herzog & De Meuron]. But what’s in it for the average Chinese architect? What about the thousands of students who’re not part of the 12 top Chinese architecture schools [Tsinghua, Tongji y South East to name a few] linked to the West? Are they pursuing individual genius or a mass of skilled workers.

And now, parts 1-4 so you can enjoy the full series.

CHINA according to CHINA / Part 1

Opening-up: How is China dealing with the western affluence and their own potential influence?
Jiang Jun [Urban China] and Yu Kongjian [Turenscape] will be responding. Stay tuned for the next episodes.

CHINA according to CHINA / Part 2

Speed [in design and construction]: It isn’t only matter of opportunities and good reflexes: it’s also an issue of control and power. How does Chinese Architecture deals with this form of speed?

CHINA according to CHINA / Part 3

Agriculture: 30 years of fast-placed industrialization and urbanization cannot erase more than 9000 years of agri-culture. Is this destruction/construction cycle about erasing everything? Or is it just another manifestation of China’s agricultural intelligence?

CHINA according to CHINA / Part 4

Education: This five architects we’ve chosen are all part of an extremely wide international network of influences, deeply rooted to the most relevant academic centres [Harvard, MIT] and close to the most renowned architects [Koolhaas, Herzog & De Meuron]. But what’s in it for the average Chinese architect? What about the thousands of students who’re not part of the 12 top Chinese architecture schools [Tsinghua, Tongji y South East to name a few] linked to the West? Are they pursuing individual genius or a mass of skilled workers?