Zhang Ke (architect)

Zhang Ke (Chinese: 张轲; pinyin: Zhāng Kē; born 1970) is a Chinese architect.[1][2] Zhang Ke is a graduate of Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Harvard Graduate School of Design at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.[1][2] In 2001, he founded his studio ZAO/standardarchitecture (标准营造).[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Ke
张轲
Born1970
NationalityChinese
OccupationArchitect
Awards2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
2017 Alvar Aalto Medal
BuildingsNovartis Campus Building, Shanghai
ProjectsTransformation of hutongs in Beijing

Zhang Ke is a recipient of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture[2] and the 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal.[3] In 2016, he represented China at the Venice Biennale.[4]

Works in selection
  • Novartis Campus Building, 2016, in Shanghai in China[5]
  • Transformation of Beijings old hutongs[6]
  • Museum for China Academy of Art (CAA) in Hangzhou.[2]
  • Longji Primary School in Guangxi, a donation from Zhang Ke's firm to an underdeveloped rural community, which will be crowd-funded.

References

Notes
  1. "中国建筑师首获阿尔瓦·阿尔托奖". 新华网, Xinhuanet (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. "Zhang Ke". Harvard University. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. "Zhang Ke Awarded 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal". ArchDaily. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. https://www.archdaily.com/787041/reporting-from-the-front-in-china-a-talk-with-zhang-ke-of-zao-standardarchitecture
  5. "Novartis Campus Building by Zhang Ke Inaugurated in June". standardarchitecture 标准营造. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. "Zhang Ke slots work and play spaces into Beijing's ancient hutong courtyards". de zeen. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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