Zhang Ke (architect)
Appearance
Zhang Ke 张轲 | |
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Born | 1970 |
Nationality | Chinese |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal |
Buildings | Novartis Campus Building, Shanghai |
Projects | Transformation of hutongs in Beijing |
Zhang Ke (Chinese: 张轲; pinyin: Zhāng Kē; born 1970) is a Chinese architect.[1][2] Zhang Ke is a graduate of Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Harvard Graduate School of Design at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.[1][2] In 2001, he founded his studio ZAO/standardarchitecture (标准营造).[2]
Zhang Ke is a recipient of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture[2] and the 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal.[3] In 2016, he represented China at the Venice Biennale of Architecture.[4]
Selected works
[edit]- Micro Yuan'er Children's Library and Art Centre, 2012-14
- Novartis Campus Building, 2016, in Shanghai in China[5]
- Transformation of Beijings old hutongs[6]
- Museum for China Academy of Art (CAA) in Hangzhou.[2]
- Longji Primary School in Guangxi, a donation from Zhang Ke's firm to an underdeveloped rural community, which will be crowd-funded.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "中国建筑师首获阿尔瓦·阿尔托奖". 新华网, Xinhuanet (in Chinese). Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Zhang Ke". Harvard University. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Zhang Ke Awarded 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal". ArchDaily. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ ""Reporting from the Front" in China: A Talk with Zhang Ke of ZAO/Standardarchitecture". 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Novartis Campus Building by Zhang Ke Inaugurated in June". standardarchitecture 标准营造. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Zhang Ke slots work and play spaces into Beijing's ancient hutong courtyards". de zeen. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.