ENVIRONMENTAL CONCEPT OF THE CHINESE ARCHITECT WANG SHU

The eastern philosophical tradition in the professional mind of the architect is associated primarily with Japanese architecture - the theory of metabolism by Masato Otaka, Fumihiko Maki and the philosophy of symbiosis by Kisho Kurokawa. Today, Chinese architects - Ma Yansong, Zhu Pei, Li Xingang and others - are entering the arena of world architecture, bringing their own approach to the creation of a co-evolutionary space. The purpose of this study is to study the creative concept of the 2012 Pritzker Prize winner Chinese architect Wang Shu. Understanding Chinese traditional culture from the perspective of environmental conservation and respect for Nature, the place of design and the structures and materials used, becomes a hallmark of his work. Consideration of his philosophy and generalization of ecological design methods becomes the subject of this study. The interest in turning to this particular architect is due, first of all, to his attitude to the profession - in the rapidly changing technogenic world, Wang Shu refers to the values of the Craft, expressed in the ability of the master to «feel the thin»”, material, design, combining modern (Construction methods) and traditional (traditional and recycled, previously used building materials). Design based on the harmonious unity of nature and architecture, combined with the active use of recycled materials that were previously destroyed at the construction site of buildings (ceramics, wood, stone and glass) - becomes the characteristic handwriting of the master.