Abstract

Modernity need not be synonymous with abstraction or with a lack of cultural resonance. The art of China's historical literate elite, and the environments they surrounded themselves with, are ripe with inspiration for a formal language that is relevant today. The academic group Arcadia and the related design practice Zaoyuan Gardening Studio have been investigating how aspects of these artificial landscapes might spur a new poetics in Chinese architecture. Two of Arcadia's founders, Xin Wang and Qiuye Jin, describe their work – spanning teaching, research and built projects.

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