GAD / PERSON PROFILE
Lu Wenyu
Craft, heritage and contemporary life brought into one architectural practice.
Background & practice
Lu studied architecture at Nanjing Institute of Technology and co-founded Amateur Architecture Studio with Wang Shu in 1997. The partnership’s work includes Ningbo Historic Museum, the Xiangshan campus and the renovation of Wencun village.
How to read the work
Natural materials and construction knowledge connect new uses to existing buildings and settlements. Her profile foregrounds the collaborative labour behind this body of work.
Lu is a co-founder and architect, not a supporting biographical footnote. The 2012 Pritzker award was awarded to Wang Shu individually.
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