Positions : Portrait of a New Generation of Chinese Architects

This book presents over 40 finished works by Chinese architects, produced between 2003 and 2008. A compelling selection representing a new generation of architects in a country whose building rhythm over the last decade has been unstoppable, as China's architects are making their mark within the backdrop of an avalanche of world class architecture stars. Featuring works by China Architecture Design & Research Group, Jiakun Architects, Atelier Deshaus, Mada s.p.a.m, MAD, TM Studio, Urbanus, Studio Pei-Zhu, Amateur Architecture Studio, Atelier Feichang Jianzhu, Atelier Z+, Standardarchitecture and Architectural Design & Research Institute Nanjing University.

An impressive visual survey of more than forty finished building structures created over the last five years by Chinese architects...A welcome, original, and highly recommended addition to professional and academic Architectural Studies reference collections, "Positions" is informed, informative, and occasionally inspiring. --Library Bookwatch

A lively introduction to a rising generation of Chinese architects, offering biographies and radiant photographs of 40 projects built from 2003 to 2008. By concentrating on designers intrigued by their cultural roots and disinterested in slavishly imitating celebrity Western architects, this book offers a provocative overview of architects synthesizing Eastern and Western styles. --Christian Science Monitor

The book showcases dozens of constructions by mega-talented architects and introduces you to 15 of the most accomplished architecture studios. --We Make Money Not Art