An exhibition highlighting a new generation of Chinese architects who prioritise social, cultural and environmental sustainability in their work is currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Named Reuse, Renew, Recycle: Recent Architecture from China, the exhibition was curated by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to spotlight emerging and "resource-conscious" architects in the country.
It features a total of eight projects by seven architecture studios, presented through a mix of models, drawings, photographs and videos.
"Our aspiration with this exhibition is twofold," said MoMA curators Martino Stierli and Evangelos Kotsioris.
"On the one hand, to shed light on the practice of a young generation of Chinese architects, whose remarkable and innovative work is still little known in the West; and on the other, to discuss their work as a progressive blueprint for a less extractive, more resource-conscious future for architectural practice across other parts of the world," the pair told Dezeen. Above: the MoMA has curated an exhibition about Chinese architecture. Top image: Alila Yangshio Hotel by Vector Architects is one of eight projects featured. Photos are by Robert Gerhardt
According to the curators, the exhibition also illustrates the country's move away from creating "urban megaprojects and spectacular architectural objects".
This is because the new generation of Chinese architects champions smaller-scale interven...