Awards can be a controversial topic within China’s architecture community. When Wang Shu became the first Chinese architect ...

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Architect Wang Shu, the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2012 and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. [Photo by Jiang Dong ...

While many architects expand career horizons globally, Chinese architect Liu Jiakun, who is also the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate, was engrossed in designing a mixed-use courtyard ...