How to cultivate eco-architects for a green future？

[Photo: from VCG]

Recently, Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu, who's an architecture grad, announced the news on his Instagram, that one of the buildings he designed for a Chinese reality show has been nominated for a Royal Institute of British Architects award for 2018. The design in question is the Mulan Weichang Visitor Centre, a Mongolian yurt-inspired building located in Hebei, Inner Mongolia. 

The actor said he took into consideration of a lot of factors, such as reducing energy consumption, and the culture features of the area and how to make it stand harmoniously with its surroundings on the grassland.

While his fans are rejoicing about his winning, it has also generated a lot of discussion about good architects.

How to cultivate more of good architects so that we can have more smart buildings that can help us reduce energy use at the same time live less stressfully? 

[Photo：courtesy of Jason Pomeroy]

Professor Jason Pomeroy is an award winning architect and founder of the Singapore-based Pomeroy Studio. In this edition of Life in the green lane with Jason Pomeroy, Professor Pomeroy joins Studio Plus’ Li Ningjing and Liu Min and shares with us his ideas on how to cultivate good architects. 

Questions:

1. You're an award winning architect. So first tell us a little bit about yourself. What is your journey to become an eco-architect? 

2. Prof. Pomeroy is an award-winning architect, academic, author and designer of a number of notable projects, including the first zero carbon house and zero carbon community in Asia, and Indonesia's 'Silicon Valley'. What are some of your projects that are particularly memorable? 

3. What do you think of the state of Chinese cities？Are they smart enough in your eyes? 

4. How should china nurture its own architects, and how architecture can benefit a city and its communities? 

5. How do you define a good architecture? How do you think architecture, and architects, can benefit wider society in China?

6. What would you say to Chinese students who are interested in a career in architecture?

7. If you can choose one thing to change about the architectures in China, what would it be?  

 [The audio clip is from Studio+, produced by CRI]