9 URBANUS 都市实践

　　URBANUS都市实践，当今中国最具影响力的建筑师团队之一，由刘晓都、孟岩和王辉创建于1999年，目前在北京、深圳设有分支机构。多项建成作品成为城市生活新地标，获得重要建筑奖项，在世界各地展览并出版。合伙人应邀在国际重要学术机构讲座并担任国际竞赛评委。

　　Founded in 1999, under the leadership of partners Xiaodu Liu, Yan Meng and Hui Wang, Urbanus is recognized as one of the most influential architecture practices in China. Urbanus developed its branches in Beijing, Shenzhen. Many works have become new landmarks of urban life. The projects have received numerous prominent awards, and have been exhibited and published both nationally and internationally. The partners are often invited to participate in influential academic lectures, and to serve as a jury member in international competitions.

　　中国盒子：北京城南小院子里的当代生活

　　传统中国城中讲究‘深’的概念。由一圈圈的围墙及一层层的功能，组成了由公共到私密的空间序列。而在器物方面，‘中国盒子’讲究的一种层叠的空间关系，它是由一组由大到小的盒子组成， 最后把工艺推向极致。处于城市与器物尺度之间的四合院，同时具有上述两种空间特性 。像中国盒子一样，展览在一个大院子的宏大叙事的语境中，打造院子中的四合院。我们期望探讨前门东区小院子的‘精’和‘巧’，及其如何能够直接地回应当代创新生活模式。

　　Chinese Box: Contemporary Life in Small Courtyard House in Beijing South City

　　Traditional urban philosophy of China discusses the concept of depth. The urban spatial sequence is formed by layers of walls to create a spectrum of public and private spaces. In Chinese objects, 'Chinese Box' materializes another layering spatial relationship. It is a series of boxes containing smaller boxes, then the smallest pushes the craftsmanship towards an extreme. Courtyard house, which is between the scale of urbanism and object, represents similar spatial concepts as mentioned. Just like Chinese Box, the exhibition attempts to, within a bigger narrative context of a big courtyard house, to create a small courtyard house in the courtyard. We wish to discuss the 'delicacy' and 'intelligence' of the small courtyard houses specifically in South Beijing, thus to react directly to creative new lifestyle in contemporary age.

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