Wang Shu lecture
Wang Shu's Current Work talk explores designs for pavilions and museums.
April 2, 2013
Recorded on April 2, 2013.
Current Work is a lecture series featuring leading figures in the worlds of architecture, urbanism, design, and art.
In this excerpt from his 2013 Current Work lecture, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Wang Shu discusses the fundamental tenets of his practice and his close relationship to the region of Hangzhou in China.
Recent projects discussed in the video include the Tile Garden pavilion for the 10th Venice Biennale of Architecture, the Ningbo History Museum in Ningbo, China, and the Traditional Dowry Museum in Ninghai, China.
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