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Dr Xiangning Li is full professor in architectural history, theory and criticism at Tongji University's, College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He is also the Dean there. He was a visiting scholar at MIT in 2006 and lectured in universities and institutes including Harvard University, Princeton University and the University of Southern California. As a critic, he is the Vice President and secretary General of architectural Review Committee of Architectural Society of China, and he is also a member of the International Committee of Architectural Critics. He has published widely on contemporary architecture and urbanism in China and he is the editor-in-chief of Architecture China, an international architectural magazines about contemporary architecture culture in China. Professor Li was a curatorial committee member for the 2007 Shenzhen Biennale and 2008 Shanghai Biennale. He was curator of the exhibition of ‘From Research to Design’ in 2012 Milan Triennale, 2013 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale, 2013 West Bund Architecture and Contemporary Art Biennial, 2017 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season. He was also the curator of the Pavilion of China at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in 2018

Selected projects

2019 Local Architecture Strategies in the Context of Globalization
2018 Contemporary Architecture in China: Towards a critical Pragmatism
2017 Contemporary Chinese Architecture Reader 2014 Made in Shanghai
2011 Contemporary Green Buildings in China

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Bauwelt is one of the leading German architectural magazine published every two weeks. As StadtBauwelt last issue of each quarter focusses on current urban planning issues curated by the vice editor-in-chief of Bauwelt Kaye Geipel. First published in 1910 Bauwelt has its registered office in Berlin. With a total print run of approximately 12,000 copies, it features the largest job vacancy section of all German-language architectural and urban design journals. Bauwelt reports in a politically independent, critical, demanding and unbiased manner about contemporary architecture in Europe and around the world. Located in Gütersloh, the publisher of Bauwelt is known by the name Bauverlag BV GmbH and comprises 18 magazines on the subject of building topics. Boris Schade-Bünsow has been editor-in-chief of Bauwelt since March 2011.

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LIU Xiaodu currently serves as the chairman for the first Shenzhen City of Design Promotion Association and was appointed to be the curator of China Pavilion for London Design Biennale 2016. He is appointed to be one of the chief curators for 2017 Shenzhen-Hong Kong Urbanism\ Architecture Bi-City Biennale (Shenzhen).

LIU Xiaodu co-founded URBANUS with partners MENG Yan and WANG Hui In 1999.URBANUS developed branches in Beijing and Shenzhen and has become one of the most influential architectural practices in China. Many works of URBANUS have become new landmarks of urban life. The projects have received numerous prominent awards, exhibited and published worldwide. URBANUS developed branches in Beijing and Shenzhen and has become one of the most influential architectural practices in China. Many works of URBANUS have become new landmarks of urban life. The projects have received numerous prominent awards, exhibited and published worldwide.

LIU Xiaodu has been designated as the first director of the new Pingshan Art Museum since 2019. He set up a young team and led a series of contemporary art and design exhibitions and events. He has produced exhibitions for international artists Roman Signer and Daniel Konnor; a cross-boundary series of “Nine-Tiered Pagoda - The Magic of the art and vision”; as well as “The Hometown” series and “Contemporary Artists in Shenzhen” series. Aiming to promote the contemporary art ecology in Shenzhen and The Great Bay Area in PRD, Mr. Liu has led his team working very hard and Pingshan Art Museum has been gaining influence and recognition nationwide.

Selected projects

2023 China Merchants Group History Museum, Shenzhen

2023 Yuehai Culture and Sports Center 2023, Shenzhen

2022 OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen

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Satoshi has brought to ZHA extensive global experience, having worked across New York, London, Paris and Tokyo. He is currently the director responsible for ZHA operations in China, and based in Beijing, overseeing the Beijing office. Satoshi has been a very close collaborator of Zaha Hadid since they started working together in 1987. In 1988, he set up and managed the (now closed) ZHA’s Tokyo office. He has worked on the practice’s early work in Asia, including the Moonsoon Restaurant interior.

Over the past decades, ZHA has steadily grown in Asia, with Satoshi overseeing the implementation of our Beijing and Hong Kong offices. After the Tokyo office closure in 1993, Satoshi relocated to Beijing where he began ZHA’s successful collaboration with the leading private real estate developer, SOHO China.

He has received numerous awards, including the 2005 IIDA International Lighting Award and NTT DoCoMo Kansai Telecommunications Tower Award and 2009 CIID China International Interior Design Awards.

Selected projects

2027 Tower C, Shenzhen

2025 OPPO Global Headquarters, Shenzhen

2021 Infinitus Plaza, Guangzhou

2019 Daxing International Airport, Beijing

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Stephan Rewolle became Partner in 2021 and has been managing gmp’s branch in Beijing since 2004. He studied at Braunschweig Technical University, at Graz Technical University, and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Over the years at gmp he was involved in the design of numerous prestigious projects, including the Chinese National Museum in Beijing, Beijing Fengtai Railway Station, Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquar­ters in Beijing, Bund SOHO in Shanghai, CHAO Hotel in Beijing, Chengdu Dong’an Lake Sports Park, National Convention & Exhibition Center in Tianjin and the Tianjin Binhai Cultural Center.

Selected projects

2025 Xiamen International Bank Headquarters, Xiamen, China

2023 Yellow River National Museum, Zhengzhou, China

2021 Dong‘an Lake Sports Park, Chengdu, China

2021 National Convention and Exhibition Center, Tianjin, China

2021 Shandong Port Tower, Qingdao, China