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.

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Our friends at 0300TV took their cameras on a very special trip, going directly to the country that has been teasing us with incredible architecture as of lately: China.

China according to China presents the thoughts of 5 chinese architects about the problematics they are  facing actually on their practices and on the future of the chinese architecture: Ai Wei Wei (FAKE design), Jiang Jun (UrbanChina), Yu Kongjian (Turenscape), Wang Shu (Amateur Architecture Studio) y Ma Qing Yun (MADA s.p.a.m.).

Part 2 (Speed) and 3 (Agriculture) after the break.

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¿Remember GreenPix, the 2,200 sqm LED media wall powered by solar panels we featured some months ago? Alexandra Lerman published a  documentary about the GreenPix on which Simon Giostra, founder of Simone Giostra & Partners. Giostra explains the challenge to design and build this gigantic media wall, with the help of engineering experts ARUP.

Actually Giostra  is trying to convince the chinese goverment to display user generated content on the media wall, which is currently under the curatory of the authorities. This will make if fully interactive.

You can also download a software -available for Mac and PC- to simulate the media wall on your computer using Quicktime videos.

Reminds me of the display on the stage where Beck played at the Oulands Festival in San Francisco last week.

Architects: MAD Office
Location: Beijing, China
Construction year: 2006
Constructed Area: 487.2 sqm
Interior Area: 189.7 sqm
Project Directors: Yansong Ma, Yosuke Hayano
Project Architect: Florian Pucher
Design team: Shen Jun, Christian Taubert, Marco Zuttioni, Yu Kui
Associate Architects & Engineers: IDEA Design Studio
Photographs: Shu He

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