Q1 The name of OPEN Architecture can be translated directly to Chinese as KAI FANG. So could you please explain the meaning of KAI FANG? Is it a proper way to describe the consideration from a perspective of architecture scale to urban?
Q2 This year’s World Cities Day and the HABITAT III conference shared the keyword inclusive which becomes a core value of future urban development. Will this be the inclusive city you described?
Q3 Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus and Stepped Courtyards just won the gold prize of Architectural Society of China Architectural Creation Award in 2016. And these two buildings considered the special relationships of architecture and environments around them sufficiently. Can you talk about the relationship between architecture and urban space and how the consideration can show the attitude of OPEN?
Q4 Let’s concentrate back on some specific solvements for urban issues. We noticed that you participated in the Competition for Pudong Art Museum, Shanghai and entered the first round. The builidng was designed to be contructed on stilts so that the ground floor was left for public. So is this a way to achieve the communication? And what advantages can it bring to make a better urban space?
Q5 Can you talk about the conceptual design “2nd Ring 2049” in Beijing?
PART 2 Architects and Urban Design
Q6 Is it necessary for architects to have consciousness of urban design? What is your opinion?
Q7 How about the students? Do they have a consciousness of urban design when you teach?
Q8 Since you have stayed in the US studying and practising for a long time, can you talk about the theory and practice of urban design in the US?
Q9 At last, can you image the vision of future development of Chinses cities? Any expectation for young architects and urban planners, from a perspective of urban design?
