Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus, founded in 2001 as one of the first
private architectural firms in China, is one of the country's most
important and innovative design studios. The architects made their
name worldwide in 2014 with the much-acclaimed West Bund site for
Shanghai's Long Museum, which has since been followed by a series
of further museum and other art-related projects. Such cultural and
community buildings of various scale are the main focus of Atelier
Deshaus, who refuse the usual commercial construction tasks in
China. Their formally strong buildings are developed from reading
the site with special attention being paid to the preservation of
Shanghai's industrial heritage after decades of a tabula rasa
policy in the city's urban development. At the core of this first
monograph are Atelier Deshaus's 20 most important designs from two
decades. They are documented in rich detail through plans and
images as well as concise explanatory texts by the architects. In
an extensive conversation with Hubertus Adam, the firm's principals
Liu Yichun and Chen Yifeng offer insights into their way of
thinking, their understanding of Chinese tradition, their relation
to art, and the challenges of working as a non-governmental office
in China. Additional essays place Atelier Deshaus in the context of
contemporary international architecture and discuss their key
projects with regard to constructive qualities and atmosphere.
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