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Contemporary Chinese Architecture: From Shanghai to Chengdu with Bert de Muynck
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Bert is an architect and writer, and holds MAs in architectural engineering (Catholic University Leuven, Belgium) and cultural sciences (Free University Brussels). Born in Belgium, in the past decade he has lived and worked in architectural consultancy, writing, and academia in Amsterdam, Beijing, Shanghai, and now Lisbon, where he relocated in 2018. He is the co-director of "MovingCities", an independent research organisation investigating the role that architecture and urbanism play in shaping the contemporary city. Bert lived in China from 2006 to 2018, where he held academic positions at The University of Hong Kong (2011-14), China Academy of Art (2013-16), and Xian Liverpool University (2015-18). He has been a Context expert since 2013 (Shanghai and Lisbon) focusing on architectural and urban history and development. He is a prolific writer and public speaker in the field of architecture, urbanism, and culture.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes, including a 30 minute Q&A.
Wow! Mr de Muynck, an architect, took us in a visual tour of Chinese architecture- very exciting buildings out there! What an improvement over the institutional dreary urban buildings and what a fresh change this is! We had a map of China shown to guide us with each area. Mr de Muynck outdid himself with over 250 slides! Excellent comprehensive glimpse into cutting edge architecture!
Very interesting overview of the changes in China and the Chinese architects who searching for a contemporary Chinese identity in their projects.
Excellent - Bert should have showed a slide of the City Center in Shenzhen, completed in 2002, to show the difference from then to now.
Bert provided an excellent up to date look at the stunning changes in China over the past 20 years. Exciting new building design throughout the country.