Wang Shu : Construire un monde différent conforme aux principes de la nature/Building a Different World in Accordance with Principles of Nature

Wang Shu truly has that architect’s ability to go to the roots of the richest and oldest tradition and culture and the most ancient techniques. That is where he draws his strength for conceiving contemporary creations adapted to today's world that also take into account social concerns and aesthetic considerations, as well as sustainable development. He obtained the 2012 Pritzker Prize. CONTENTS:FOREWORD- Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu- Building a different world with principles of natureANOTHER VIEW - The current state of cities- Hangzhou- A lost model - What about the countryside?- In China poetry reigned in the towns as well as in the countryside- Nature and the “natural way”- A meditative approach- The width of viewing and thinking- These paintings are architectural drawings- The height of viewing and thinking- Viewing, thinking and wandering- What to look at and meditate on?- The time of viewing and thinking- Painting and contemplationTHE POETICS OF CONSTRUCTION- The Poetics of recycling things- Teaching inside ruins- What can we do?- Grass-roots research- Tiled Garden, The 11th Venice architecture Biennale, 2006- The Five Scattered Houses in Ningbo, an experimental project- Teaching and daily practiceA DIFFERENT UTOPIA- Sinuosity/Breathing- Architecture like the movement of waves- Two ways of mastering scale- The Ningbo History Museum- Acting on changes in the city- Zhongshan street in Hangzhou, recycling time and memory- Six prerequisite conditions for the renovation of Zhongshan Street in Hangzhou- Residents’ smiles- Finding the natural way again - Amateur Architecture Studio DISCUSSION WITH THE AUDIENCEParallel text in French and English.