Conceiving Present Day of Future: A Talk with Zeng Qun

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When architecture has been evolving within the context of “Chinese characteristics”, Shanghai as one of the national creative centers provides us with a glimpse of the transformations and the prospects of Chinese contemporary architecture. As a matter of fact, corporations are the main actors in shaping Shanghai’s cityscape, among which state-owned design groups play a significant role. As the chief architect of Tongji Architectural Design, Zeng Qun stays in the core of an institutional power with many large-scale built projects and has been experiencing the evolving of contemporary architecture in China. In the following excerpt from a conversation between Zeng Qun and the author, he talks about the corporation situation, the development process, the personal standpoint, and more.

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Cite: Yifan Zhang. "Conceiving Present Day of Future: A Talk with Zeng Qun" 31 Aug 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/923920/conceiving-present-day-of-future-a-talk-with-zeng-qun> ISSN 0719-8884

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