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Li Hu is a Chinese architect and professor. He is the founding partner of OPEN Architecture, visiting professor at the Tsinghua University in Beijing and China Central Academy of Fine Arts, former partner of Steven Holl Architects, and director of Columbia University GSAPP’s Studio-X Beijing.[1]
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[edit]LI received his B. Arch. from Tsinghua University in Beijing in 1996 and his M. Arch. from Rice University[2] in 1998.[3]
Work
[edit]During his tenure at Steven Holl Architects, LI Hu was responsible for Linked Hybrid building in Beijing,[4] Vanke Center in Shenzhen,[5] Raffles City in Chengdu, and Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing.[6]
In 2010, Li Hu left Steven Holl Architects to focus on his own practice, OPEN Architecture, which he co-founded with Huang Wenjing in 2003 in New York City. OPEN Architecture is a collaborative studio that explores new architectural possibilities in the context of contemporary China and beyond. Some of the firm’s notable projects include the Garden School/Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus, the Gehua Youth and Cultural Center, the UCCA Dune Art Museum,[7] Yichang Grand Theatre,[8] the Tank Shanghai art complex,[9] the Pingtan Art Museum, and the Chapel of Sound.[10]
LI Hu has been the recipient of “50 under 50: Innovators of the 21st Century” [11] and ICON Magazine’s “Future 50”[12]
LI speaks frequently at academic conferences and universities worldwide. He is also a frequent jury and curators for international design competitions and exhibitions.[13][14]
LI Hu has also participated in the Venice Biennale China Pavilion in 2021 and 2014, the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2015,[15] the “Soul of the City” in Verona, Italy in 2017,[16] and the China House Vision in 2018.[17][18]
Recently, LI Hu and Huang Wenjing co-authored three books titled OPEN Questions (2018),[19] Towards Openness (2018)[20] and OPEN Reaction (2015)[20] The most recent book on their practice is Reinventing Cultural Architecture: A Radical Vision by OPEN (published by Rizzoli in 2022)[21][22][23]
Awards
[edit]As part of the architectural practice OPEN Architecture, Li Hu together with his partner Wenjing Huang received several awards, including 2021 Arcasia Awards Gold (Asia),[24] 2021 AR Future Project Awards (UK),[25] 2020 Design for Asia Awards,[26] 2020 London Design Museum’s Design of the Year Nomination (UK),[27] 2019 LEAF Awards (EU),[28] 2019 Interior Design Awards Best of Year (USA),[29] 2019 P/A Awards (USA),[30], 2019 AZ Award by Azure,[31] 2018 AIA Education Facility Design Award of Excellence,[32] 2018 Civic Trust Award,[33] 2015 AIANY Design Award.[34]
Selected projects
[edit]- Yantai Sun Tower[35]
- Chapel of Sound[36][37]
- Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe International School[38]
- Tank Shanghai[39]
- Pingshan Performing Arts Center[40]
- UCCA Dune Art Museum[41]
- Tsinghua Ocean Center[42]
- Garden School/Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus[43]
- Gehua Youth and Cultural Center[44]
References
[edit]- ^ Chen, Nora (20 November 2012). "Architect Li Hu, Studio-X Beijing, To Change China's Design Landscape". Jing Daily.
- ^ "Li Hu | Architecture | Rice University". Rice.edu.
- ^ "People | OPEN Architecture". Openarch.com.
- ^ "China Awards 2010: Linked Hybrid | 2010-05-01". Architectural Record.
- ^ "A skyline all their own |Art". China Daily.
- ^ Lloyd Smith, Harriet (7 December 2019). "Urbanisms: Steven Holl + Li Hu". Wallpaper.com.
- ^ "UCCA Dune Art Museum by OPEN Architecture". Architectural Record.
- ^ "OPEN Architecture Wins Competition to Design the Yichang Grand Theatre in China". ArchDaily. 13 April 2023.
- ^ philip, stevens I. (25 March 2019). "in shanghai, OPEN transforms aviation fuel tanks into 'containers of culture'". Designboom.
- ^ "Chapel of Sound by OPEN Architecture". Architectural Record.
- ^ Russell, Beverly; Maddox, Eva (2015). 50 Under 50:Innovators Of The 21st Century.
- ^ Ray, Debika (August 1, 2013). "Future 50: Li Hu". ICON Magazine.
- ^ ""Architecture is Hope": A Conversation with Li Hu of OPEN Architecture". ArchDaily. March 11, 2019.
- ^ "CONNECT: A Lecture by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing, OPEN Architecture - Calendar - AIA New York / Center for Architecture". AIA New York | Center for Architecture. September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Architecture Biennial announces 60+ participants". Bustler.
- ^ "Syracuse Architecture Presents Mark Robbins Lecture at NYC's Fisher Center". SU News.
- ^ "10 architects imagine the Chinese home of the future for China House Vision exhibition". Dezeen. 2 October 2018.
- ^ "china house vision 2018 Archives". Designboom.
- ^ "OPEN Questions: Li Hu and Huang Wenjing". soa.syr.edu.
- ^ a b Ren, Xiang (3 July 2020). "Towards openness / OPEN ReAction: Li Hu and Huang Wenjing San Francisco, CA: Applied Research & Design, 2017 ISBN: 9781940743226 $35.00, Pb, pp. 287". The Journal of Architecture. 25 (5): 650–657. doi:10.1080/13602365.2020.1790225. ISSN 1360-2365.
- ^ Thorpe, Ellie Stathaki (11 September 2023). "Architecture books to inspire shelf love". Wallpaper.com.
- ^ "A Round-Up of New Design Monographs". Architectural Record.
- ^ "rizzoli book examines six radical projects by OPEN that reinvent china's cultural landscape". Designboom. April 15, 2022.
- ^ "AAA 2021 Winners announced - ARCASIA". www.arcasia.org.
- ^ Welch, Adrian (November 25, 2018). "MIPIM AR Future Project Awards 2021". e-architect.
- ^ "DFA Design for Asia Awards 2020 Grand Awards". DFA Awards Online Showcase.
- ^ Q42, Fabrique &. "Architecture". Design Museum.
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- ^ "Best of Year Awards Winners 2019". Interior Design.
- ^ "The Winners of the 66th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards". Architect Magazine.
- ^ "UCCA Dune Art Museum | Wins at the AZ Awards". July 9, 2019.
- ^ "The 10 Winners of the 2018 AIA Education Facility Design Awards". Architect Magazine.
- ^ "2018 Civic Trust Awards Regional Finalists | Civic Trust Awards". Civic Trust Award.
- ^ "AIANY Design Awards". AIA New York.
- ^ "Open Architecture reveals design for Sun Tower in China". Dezeen. February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Chapel of Sound in China is given a "science-fiction vibe" in new video". Dezeen. August 8, 2022.
- ^ "Design Dispatch: August 10, 2022". archive.surfacemedia.com.
- ^ "Open Architecture designs Shanghai school to be more like a village than a megastructure". Dezeen. May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Tank Shanghai by OPEN Architecture". Architectural Record.
- ^ "Open Architecture unveils Pingshan Performing Arts Center". Dezeen. July 2, 2020.
- ^ "UCCA Dune Art Museum / OPEN Architecture". ArchDaily. December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Open Architecture: Tsinghua Ocean Center Shenzhen Cina | Floornature". Floornature.com.
- ^ "Garden School / Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus by OPEN Architecture | Schools". Architonic.
- ^ "Gehua Youth and Cultural Center / Open Architecture". ArchDaily. October 1, 2012.