Large-scale urbanization has led to the disappearance of traditional villages, environmental degradation, and the homogenization of architecture and lifestyles in many Chinese cities. It is within ...

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The Pritzker Prize, dubbed the "Nobel" for architecture, was awarded Tuesday to China's Liu Jiakun, who was recognized for designs that celebrate "everyday lives." "In a global context where ...

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BEIJING, March 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI), calling for respect for cultural diversity, the ...

Liu Jiakun. Image © Tom Welsh for The Hyatt Foundation:The Pritzker Architecture Prize In an interview with ArchDaily, they summarise their design practice as 'the ...

Throughout its 46-year history, architecture’s most prestigious prize has often been won by icon-builders: the apparent lone geniuses who imprint their visions, signature-like, on the world.

CGTN published an article on the second anniversary of China's Global Civilization Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, which has become more relevant than ever amid uncertainty, ...

(AP) -- The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Liu Jiakun of China, who earned the field's highest honor for "affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary ...