MoMA to showcase China’s new generation of architects through “Reuse, Renew, Recycle” exhibition

The Museum of Modern Art has announced details of “Reuse, Renew, Recycle: Recent Architecture from China,” an exhibition highlighting a new generation of Chinese architects and their commitment to social and environmental sustainability. On display from September 16, 2021 through July 4, 2022, the exhibition will present eight projects including the adaptive reuse of former industrial buildings, the recycling of building materials, the reinterpretation of ancient construction techniques, and the economic rejuvenation of rural villages and regions through non-invasive architecture. Atelier Deshaus, Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai, China, 2012–2013. Photograph by Shengliang Su (MoMA 263.2020.4)The exhibition features projects by Pritzker Prize–winning Amateur Architecture Studio (Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu), Archi-Union Architects (Philip F. Yuan), Atelier Deshaus (Liu Yichun and Chen Yifeng), DnA Design and Architecture (Xu Tiantian), Studio Zhu Pei (Zhu Pei), Vector Architects (Dong Gong...

MoMA to showcase China’s new generation of architects through “Reuse, Renew, Recycle” exhibition

The Museum of Modern Art has announced details of “Reuse, Renew, Recycle: Recent Architecture from China,” an exhibition highlighting a new generation of Chinese architects and their commitment to social and environmental sustainability. On display from September 16, 2021 through July 4, 2022, the exhibition will present eight projects including the adaptive reuse of former industrial buildings, the recycling of building materials, the reinterpretation of ancient construction techniques, and the economic rejuvenation of rural villages and regions through non-invasive architecture.

Atelier Deshaus, Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai, China, 2012–2013. Photograph by Shengliang Su (MoMA 263.2020.4)

The exhibition features projects by Pritzker Prize–winning Amateur Architecture Studio (Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu), Archi-Union Architects (Philip F. Yuan), Atelier Deshaus (Liu Yichun and Chen Yifeng), DnA Design and Architecture (Xu Tiantian), Studio Zhu Pei (Zhu Pei), Vector Architects (Dong Gong...