BUILDING INTERVENING CONNECTING
Recent Work of Gong Dong, Vector Architects
Plym Distinguished Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The November 18 event, free and open to the public, begins at 5:30 pm with registration and a reception, followed by the 6:30 pm presentation and Q&A.
Seating is general admission; advance reservations are required by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-intervening-connecting-recent-work-of-gongdong-vector-architects-tickets-66587032607.
Location:
Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist
55 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
All attendees will receive a small book documenting Professor Dong’s recent architecture and his work as Plym Professor.
The lecture will introduce the current projects by Vector Architects, a Chinese architecture practice based in Beijing. The firm was established in 2008 by its founding partner, Gong Dong. The studio has completed many award-winning projects that express a common belief that architecture is about continuity without beginning or end. Architecture is a medium to connect and nurture the spirit that exists in its site. This sensible quality could emanate from a unique landscape, a bustling city scenario, or from people and their lively movement.
Vector Architects
School of Architecture, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Alphawood Foundation, Chicago
The event is sponsored by the School of Architecture University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with the generous support of the Alphawood Foundation.
