1/2014 house by a lake – wuxi, china
Over the years, China has become a major construction site for contemporary architecture. Architects from all over the world have been engaged to renew Chinese cities. While many interesting buildings have been constructed, the functionality of these fast-growing cities in terms of urbanism remains to be seen. Of Finnish architects, most visibility in China has been achieved by Pekka Salminen. His office is involved in a range of projects, one of which, the Wuxi Grand Theatre, is presented in this issue. Ole Bouman, the Dutch Director of the Shenzhen Architecture Biennale, writes about the event that brought together international actors and made its own contribution to Shenzhen’s development.
Content
editorial | Global awareness
Jorma Mukala
Towards a Value Factory for Shenzhen
Ole Bouman
Re-Creation
Juulia Kauste
Wuxi Grand Theatre, China
PES Architects
Sauna Kotiranta, Lahti
Lasse Lehtinen
Arctia headquarters, Helsinki
K2S Architects
utzon | China within Sydney Opera House
Chen-Yu Chiu
spaced | Interview with composer and computer artist Otto Romanowski
Miina Blot
speer | At the hub of power
Lauri Jääskeläinen
theory | Aestheticism is a fraud
Julius Jääskeläinen
speaker's corner | For a humane design culture
Helena Sandman
books | Adhocism
Kristo Vesikansa
déjà-vu | Timo Penttilä – Cultural centre, Bahrain 1976
Petteri Kummala