Q1 Many new landmarks have been built rapidly in Beijing around the time of the 2008 Olympics. How do you see their influences on the urban space of Beijing?
Q2 As for architectures with horizontal expansions, Sanlitun Village designed by Kengo Kuma is a very typical example. What do you think of their impacts on the city in terms of the construction of blocks?
Q3 What are the insights of Sanlitun Village?
Q4 Since you have lived and worked in Beijing for many years, in your opinion, what are the classic urban spaces that still existed in today’s Beijing? What are their features?
Q5 Then, how could we combine Beijing city’s development with the classic urban space that you’ve described?
Q6 Would you recommend the most beautiful urban space in your eyes or the one you admire the most?
Q7 In recent years, the influence of Beijing International Design Week keeps growing up, in which many innovative proposals of urban redevelopment have been submitted every year. What implications can we draw from these tentative proposals to benefit the re-development and renovation in Beijing?
Q8 What should we focus on for the re-development of the inner city of Beijing?
Q9 Would you like to comment on the construction of the sub-center of Beijing and the future directions of Beijing’s development?
Q10 What’s the relationship between the construction of the sub-center of Beijing and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Coordinated Development?
Q11 In your mind, how will urban design play an important role in the future of urban development?
PART 2 Education of Urban Design
Q12 In the economic period of New Normal, many colleges and universities of architecture are adding urban design courses into their curriculum schedule. What suggestions do you have for them?
Q13 According to you, under the current system of China, what role do architects and planners play respectively in urban design?
