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USJ architecture students will participate in the exhibition “China in Flux: Mapping the Middle Zone”

2015-07-20

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20/07/2015

USJ architecture students will participate in the exhibition “China in Flux: Mapping the Middle Zone”



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Exhibition

The exhibition is organized by the University of Southern California School of Architecture in partnership with USC’s American Academy in China. It is curated by USC professor and AAC director Gary Paige.

 

Location

AVIC Legend Co., Ltd. Factory Hall, 2 Building, Shahe Industry District, Qiaoxiang Rd., Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

深圳市南山区侨香路中航沙河工业区2号厂房1楼 中航里城有限 公司

 

Dates

23 July 23 – 31 August, 2015

 

Theme

While so much attention has been paid to how major cities have evolved, very little attention has been paid to the dynamics of more remote regions and villages that have been undergoing their own brands of transformation under China’s decades-long development boom. What can be learned from this “middle zone”? What opportunities exist for new paradigms of growth? What does this reveal about the multiple and complex nature of contemporary approaches to design and development in China? How does this contribute to a more nuanced understanding of China, not as a monolith, but as a patchwork of different identities, places, and thought? The exhibition is centered on these and other important questions.

 

Participating institutions and individuals:

The Architectural Association (Professor Tom Verebes, Director AAVS Shanghai)

BASE Beijing (Robert Mangurian, Co-founder, Mary-Ann Ray, Co-founder and Univ. of Michigan Professor, Robert Adams , Co-founder and Univ. of Michigan Professor)

Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) (Professor Keren He)

Chinese University of Hong Kong (Professor Peter W. Ferretto)

Columbia University GSAPP (Professor Jeffrey Johnson)

ETH Zurich Urban-Think Tank (Professor Alfredo Brillembourg & Professor Hubert Klumpner)

Davidclovers (David Erdman & Clover Lee)

Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Professor Christopher C.M. Lee)

La Salle University Barcelona (Professor Jaime Font)

MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning with Qinghua University (Professor Dennis Frenchman & Professor Christopher Zegras)

Rural Urban Framework, University of Hong Kong (Professors John Lin & Joshua Bolchover)

University of California Berkeley College of Environmental Design (Professor Marco Cenzatti)

University of Pennsylvania (Professor Stefan Al)

University of Southern California School of Architecture (Professor Gary Paige)

University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy / SLAB  (Professor Annette Kim)

University of St. Joseph Macau (Professor Thomas Daniell)

Yale University with Columbia University GSAPP (Professor Amy Lelyveld)

 

 

Symposium

On 23 July from 14:00-17:00, there will be a symposium on the topic of the exhibition at the same venue.

 

Presenters:

Thomas Daniell, Professor and Head, University of St. Joseph Macau School of Architecture

David Erdman, Co-founder, Principal, davidclovers

Peter W. Ferretto, Architect and Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Clover Lee, Co-founder, Principal, davidclovers

Qingyun Ma, Dean, USC School of Architecture; Founder and Director, USC American Academy in China

Gary Paige, Director, USC American Academy in China and Professor, USC School of Architecture

Clifford Pearson, Deputy Editor of Architectural Record

Nan Xiao, Chairman, AVIC Legend Co. Ltd.

 

 

For more information please contact:

Gary Paige

Curator, China in Flux: Mapping the Middle Zone

Director, USC American Academy in China

Professor, USC School of Architecture

paigegary@gmail.com

 

Lee Schuyler Olvera

Associate Dean for Communications and Special Projects

USC School of Architecture

olvera@usc.edu