M8 in China showcases a range of work by eight private Chinese architectural offices whose energetic output reveals some fascinating new connections between Eastern tradition and the Western avant garde. Whether it is a museum with a facade made of bamboo-clad concrete or a tea-house sited at the foot of a mountain, all 24 selected projects in this book are impressive evidence of the high quality of current architectural practice in China.

Essays

 Peter Cachola Schmal

8 x Made in China

8 x Made in China

 ZHI Wenjun

China under Sea Change

China im Umbruch

 Eduard Kogel

From Material to Space

Vom Material zum Raum

 Robert Ivy

Defining a Contemporary Chinese Architecture

Definition einer zeitgenossischen chinesischen Architektur

Projects Projekte

 Amateur Architecture Studio, Hangzhou

Ceramic House, Jinhua City

China Art Academy, New Campus of Xiangshan School, Hangzhou

Ningbo History Museum, Ningbo

 Atelier Z+, Shanghai

LiantangTown Hall, Shanghai

Building C, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai

Sino-French Center, Tongji University, Shanghai

 DnA_Design and Architecture, Beijing

Songzhuang Artists' Residence, Beijing

Ordos Art Museum, Inner Mongolia

Songzhuang Art Center, Beijing

 Jiakun Architects, Chengdu

Rebirth-brick Plan and HU Huishan Memorial, Sichuan

Lu-ye-yuan Stone Sculpture Art Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan

Museum of Cultural Revolution Clocks, Sichuan

 MADA s.p.a.m., Shanghai

Guanghualu SOHO, Beijng

Xi'an Television and Broadcast Center, Xi'an

Jade Village (Well Hall, Father's House, Wine Dorm), Xi'an

 standarda rchitectu re, Beijing

Qingcheng Mountain Stone Courtyard, Chengdu, Sichuan

Suzhou "AN" ClubTea House, Suzhou

Yaluntzangpu BoatTerminal, Linzhi, Tibet

 Studio Pei-Zhu, Beijing

CAI Guoqiang Courtyard House Renovation, Beijing

Blur Hotel, Beijing

Publishing House, Beijing

 TM Studio, Shanghai

ZHOU Chunya Art Studio, Shanghai.

Park Block Renovation, Luqiao Old Town, Taizhou

Suquan Yuan, Shiquan Jie, Suzhou