Shaping Changes

<p>Since the 1990s, China’s rapid urbanization has triggered an unprecedented construction boom. If the early phase of urban construction was mainly marked by its extensiveness, the more recent requirements of a highly commerce-oriented society and the ever-changing utilisation of space in the digital age have given rise to a concern for — and a renewed recognition of — quality. In this context, <strong><em>Shaping Changes </em></strong>presents recent projects by line+, a design studio founded by two young Chinese architects Meng Fanhao and Zhu Peidong, and its pursuit of design quality through a range of projects from rural revitalisation to high-tech headquarters, from education campus to cultural facilities. The diversity and quality of the firms works is evidenced by its participation at the Arsenale at the 2021 Venice Biennale <em>How Will We Live Together,</em> and its recent overseas commissioned projects, which are also presented within this volume.<br></p>