13-城市更新旧城改造urbanus-village city.pptx

URBANUS;URBANUS;xinzhou village;URBANUS Architecture Design, Inc. Under the leadership of partners Xiaodu Liu, Yan Meng and Hui Wang, URBANUS is a think tank providing strategies for urbanism and architecture in the new millennium. The name of “Urbanus” derives from the Latin word of “urban”, and strongly reflects the office’s design approach: reading architectural program from the viewpoint of the urban environment in general, and the ever changing urban situations in specific. URBANUS is committed to the Modernist believe that architecture is a pivotal force for better life, and hence architects should push the boundary of their traditional role and be a progressive force in the society. URBANUS’s works have been widely exhibited in prestigious domestic and international shows, including the Shenzhen “Space reading Urbanus Practice” 2004, the 26th San Paulo Biennial 2005, the 1st Shenzhen Biennial of Urbanism/Architecture 2005, the 2nd Guangzhou Triennial 2005, the “China Contemporary ” exhibition 2006 by NAI in Rotterdam and the Lisbon Architecture Triennial 2007. Founded in 1999，URBANUS is now based in Beijing and Shenzhen, and is recognized as one of the leading forces among China’s young design firms. It was featured as one of the ten global “Design Vanguards” by Architectural Record in December, 2005. ;WWW.URBANUS.COM.CN