Selected Excellent Domestic Architectural Works.1

Author: Compiled by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of the Ministry of Construction
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: "The future is the future of today," "Regarding the future, your task is not to predict, but to make it possible." We must stand on today and dedicate ourselves to the effort of transforming the current set goals to create tomorrow. For the future, much is unknown, but two facts are clear: First, in the social development of modern economies, our architectural and urban construction undertakings have lagged behind other scientific fields by over a hundred years. Although we have made great efforts in these decades, especially in the last ten years, to create tomorrow. For the future, much is unknown, but two facts are clear: First, in the social development of modern economies, our architectural and urban construction undertakings have lagged behind other scientific fields by a hundred years. Although we have achieved great success in these decades, especially in the last ten years, there is still a coexistence of advanced and backward. We must "catch up," but also "keep pace"; we must "repay debts," but also "surpass," and the task is extremely severe. Second, the process of urbanization in our country has now entered a new accelerated stage from the initial phase. It can be foreseen that in the coming decades, our architectural and urban development will also step into a "golden age," and China will become one of the few architectural "prosperous regions" in the world. Architectural marvels will occur in this region, and architects around the world will "wait with bated breath." Chinese architects will face an era where "circumstances create heroes," and on the vast land of China in the future, they will have a chance to shine. The future is based on our creative achievements. Architects must create excellent works and use outstanding architectural works to influence the times. In this sense, we can say "heroes create circumstances." We place special hope on the efforts of Chinese architects because they will become the backbone of "creating the future." The Contemporary China Famous Institutions Excellent Architectural Works Series is the crystallization of the unremitting exploration of the Chinese architectural community and the fruit of creative achievements. It represents the highest level of contemporary Chinese architectural works and records the steps of the Chinese architectural industry towards the world. May this series of books serve as a bridge connecting the architectural society, China and the world, exploration and creation, and today and the future!