Qing Wang
Short BioQing Wang is an architect. He received eight years of formal fine arts training, starting from the Shanghai University Fine Arts College attached High School. In 2007, he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Master Degree in Architecture. During his years in school, he received several honors including winning the international design competition for the Train Station in Pompeii, Italy, which has been exhibited in 2006 at the Biennale in Venice.
He worked for Eisenman Architects Office; his design was one of seven selected entries in 2006 ULI Hines Student Urban Design Competition. As a working architect, his design won many competitions, such as conceptual design Tian Gong Kai Wu Convention Center in Jiang Xi Province, conceptual design of Ordos Commercial Center Complex, conceptual design of Nanjing Economy and Finance University Incubator Office Tower in Nanjing. Besides these architectural designs he is also dedicated to interdisciplinary and academic work. His graduation thesis focuses on the urban revitalization of Shanghai's traditional culture neighborhood by synergizing information technology and culture fusion. After he returns from the USA to his home place Shanghai, Qing continues his research and communicates with different local artists and designers. In 2010, Qing worked with Sound Artist Yi Yin to finish the workshop and regional urban research in Shanghai South Railway Station Area for the 1 Square Mile Project, which has been launched by the British Consulate. March 2010 his bilingual book “Inter-views, Trends of the Top Architecture and Urbanism Programs in Europe and North America” has been released, in which he broadly introduced academic trends in architecture in Europe and North America and systematically composed in Chinese and English dual languages. |
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Research and Inspiration
About his research and inspiration for the 3rdI project
I have done some research on the Shanghai water system, and below are some diagrams that further explain it.
“Shanghai” in Chinese translates to ”the place by the ocean.” In reality, the city is never separated from the water. It derives from the water. It sits at the outlet of Yan Zi River (Chang Jiang River) as it connects to the East Sea. Yet, the city of Shanghai is one of the 32 most lacking of drinkable water because of the level of pollution.
The government is working on getting clean drinkable water from other sources far away from the city, such as Chang Jiang River. My research and project interest is not just about how to deal with the water pollution problem. Beyond that, I am interested in looking back at the history of how Shanghai people lived with their water supply and it’s role in the future of the city. I think that the water will become the key image and play a significant role in Shanghai within this post-industrial era, our so-called “information society.”
