Liu Jiakun

With a focus on social reality and a respect for local context and vernacular craftsmanship, Liu Jiakun aims to solve contemporary architectural issues with a sense of realism - an approach inspired by folk wisdom - for each project. His vision remains open to China's multi-traditions. Having the faith in the compatibility of tradition and modernity, Liu Jiakun devotes himself to translating traditional Chinese cultural ethos into contemporary architectural language, which represents a fine quality of intertexture between individual and collective memories. His exploration of a suitable technical approach in architecture is purely a logical continuation of his professional work on how to serve the people in need. Many of these projects throw light on the reciprocal relation between Chinese people's public life and urban cultural space.