Architalk: Seeing the World through Architecture
[Architalk Series ] featuring Tiantian Xu “Architecture for Collective Memory”
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- Speaker：XU Tiantian (Architect, Founder of DnA)
- Moderator：Toshiaki KAWAII (Architect, Professor of Kyoto Seika University)
- Organized ：by Kyoto Seika University, TheInternational House of Japan
- Sponsored ：by The Jyukankyo Foundation, MRA Foundation
On March 4, a lecture by Xu Tiantian—one of China’s leading architects and the 2023 laureate of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture—was held in Kyoto. The video of this fascinating lecture is now online. Xu discussed her efforts to preserve and reinterpret collective memory through architecture, focusing on the revitalization of neglected mining sites and traditional Hakka Tulou structures amid China’s rapid economic development.
Architect, Founder of DnA_Design & Architecture
Tiantian XU
is founding principal of DnA_Design and Architecture Beijing Office. She has been extensively involved in China’s rural revitalization process. Her groundbreaking “architectural acupuncture” is a holistic approach to the social and economic revitalization of rural China, and has been selected by UN-Habitat as a case study for its “Inspiring Practices on Urban-Rural Linkages.” Her works include the modern renovation of a factory in Songyang County and the design of a memorial hall to promote rural tourism, the design of an art center for the Songzhuang Art Colony, an artist community outside of Beijing, the renovation of a Hakka Tulou in Fujian Province, and the reconstruction of a bridge across the Yangtze River in Zhejiang Province among many others. She received her Mmaster of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and her BA from Tsinghua University. She has received numerous awards such as 2006 WA China Architecture Award, 2008 Young Architects Award from The Architectural League New York, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2023, she was appointed an Honorary Fellow of American Institute of Architects.
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