Q&A: Architect to speak at UCLA roots contemporary design in cultural history
Zhu Pei lectured at the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design
On Monday, January 28, architect Zhu Pei lectured at the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design. Zhu Pei is one of the China's leading architects, and the founder of Studio Zhu-Pei in Beijing. He has won the Architectural Review Awards, the AIA Honor Award, Design Vanguard Award from Architectural Record, China Award from Architectural Record, WA Award, and the Special Merit Award from UIA and UNESCO.
"Zhu Pei weaves traditional Chinese culture into architecture in an attempt to preserve the past, he said.An architect based in China, Pei founded Studio Zhu-Pei in Beijing, envisioning projects such as the contemporary Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, a spacious place for locals to gather. He also was commissioned by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to design the Guggenheim Art Pavilion in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the Guggenheim Museum in Beijing. Pei will lecture at UCLA on Monday in Perloff Hall’s Decafe. The Daily Bruin spoke with Pei about his architectural style, inspiration and newest work.
Daily Bruin: How would you describe your specific architectural style?
Zhu Pei: I strongly believe that architecture is art but connected with a certain culture. I think … the terms “root” and “innovation” demonstrate my different approach. I want to rediscover the root of a specific culture or climate or condition and so on. Architecture is art – innovation always reminds me to recreate a new experience for architecture."— Kaia Sherry, January 27, 2019
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