Saturday, December 12th, marks the final conversation of the inaugural module of the "Global South Architectures" open course, organized by Marco Artigas and Pedro Vada and hosted by Escola da Cidade.
In this session, the conversation will feature Xu Tiantian of DnA, an interdisciplinary firm based in Beijing that works across various scales while consistently addressing contemporary physical and social issues within our built environment. Their approach centers on the discussion of context, program, and their interactions as fundamental elements—the very DNA that defines design and architecture capable of adapting to, engaging with, and contributing to our complex and multifaceted society. Xu Tiantian, architect and principal, studied at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Harvard University in the U.S., and worked at several firms in the U.S. and the Netherlands before founding DnA. Tiantian received the WA China Architecture Award in 2006 and the Young Architects Award from The Architectural League New York in 2008.
