ARCHITECTURAL BIENNIAL . BEIJING 2004 (ABB2004)
Detailed information on the first Architecture Biennale Beijing 2004
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Dates: 20 September - 6 October 2004 (of A2 Architecture/Nonarchitecture)
Location: FUHN International village, 3rd Ring Rd, Eastern Beijing
The organisers
• China Architectural Cultural Center, Ministry of Construction
• China Art Science and Technology Research Institute, Ministry of Culture
• Beijing Zhihuida Culture Development Co. Ltd
The supporters/sponsors
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Construction
Planning Commission of Beijing Municipal Government School of Architecture
Tsinghua University School of Architecture
China Center Academy of Fine Arts
School of City Planning and Architecture, Tongji University School of
Architecture, China Academy of Art
The Urban Planning Society of China
China Association of Mayors
China Building Decoration Association
China Association of Building Materials
China Building Materials Exhibition and Trade Center
Housing Association of the Union of Industry and Commerce of China
China Art Research Institute
The Union of International Architects
Embassy of Swiss, France, Germany and Netherlands
Goethe-Institut Beijing
The Architecture Biennale Beijing 2004 (ABB Beijing) committee has divided the upcoming 200,000 square-metre Biennale into 8 exhibitions which will represent a spectrum of contemporary architectural activity from around the globe. It will display ‘master architects’ (A1), as well as ‘urban design’ (A3), ‘community culture’ (A4), ‘interior design’ (A5), ‘investigations about public space’ (A6) ‘new materials’ (A7) and plans of an ‘architectural theme park’ (A8). The exhibition ‘Architecture/Non Architecture’ (A2) will show work by young practices and outstanding research institutes with, perhaps, more speculation on the future than might be present in the other pavilions.
This part of the Beijing Biennale has been established to give the visitors a chance to get a better understanding about emerging trends and styles in contemporary architecture. As defined by its title, Architecture/Non Architecture not only explores areas which are not traditionally associated with architecture exhibitions, it also tries to investigate developments outside common practice which influence the ‘avant-garde’.
In order to pinpoint various developments across the globe, the organisation of A2 has promoted the idea of HOT SPOT cities and BRAIN CELLS. Leading personalities from education and practice in architecture have been invited to curate this part of the exhibition:
Curatorial Statement
Our theme of CONVERGENT DESIGN was chosen as it integrates 3 principle topics:
• surface, ornament & decoration
• form & structure
• spatial sound
For the Melbourne Hotspots exhibition we have selected practices who take
risks through being transdisciplinary: it is about an attitude towards
design that makes their work special and demonstrates a distinctive ‘Melbourne’
spirit.
Their work bridges the sometimes disparate concerns in traditional curricula of art, architecture, structure, form, mathematics, sound, music, ornament and surface.
The exhibition will include two spatial sound pieces, and a combination of projected images and fixed posters / panels.
For more information + detail:
http://www.abbeijing.com/xm2_1.htm |