The three artists I chose were: Kuma Kengo, Jean Nouvel, William McDonough.
Kuma Kengo is a Japanese architect, he has won many domestic or international awards. His concept is to make buildings disappear in nature. Try to eliminate the sense of existence of the building with the disorderly building, and integrate with the surrounding chaotic environment. His architectural theory is based on the leading role of people, architecture as a supporting role, not to destory the environment, through the building to find the harmony between human and nature.
Representative works include the commune-bamboo house at the foot of the Great Wall in Beijing, Lotus House in Japan, etc.
Jean Nouvel is a French architect, own many awards, he’s the winner of the Wolf Prize in 2005 and the Pritzker of 2008. He said that”Architecture begins in the interior, with the pleasure of living.” creating delightful interior spaces. While each project is different, it always presents a subtle game between light and shadow, and a harmonious balance with its surroundings. Sustainable development works like Dentsu Tower,2003 in Tokyo.
William McDonough is an American architect born in Japan, he has won Pritzker and other awards, sometimes he referred to as “The leading environmental architect of our time”. A relationship he believes is only sustainable through a symbiotic attitude, he said: What I’m trying to look at is how do we make human supportive of the nature world, the way the nature world is supportive us. His building has a specific life span, but after its disintegration, its core can be used in other designs. ICE House is a good example, in a few weeks, it will be torn down and rebuilt in another place.
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