Is China seeking high-quality environmental architecture?
Yes, but it is a difficult country. If a country is undergoing rapid expansion, as is the case with China, it is possible to get “distracted” because you are moving too fast. However, China has tremendous technological skill thanks to its scientists, professors and students who are all fully aware of the fact that the future is closely linked to energy and environmental factors. China represents very fertile ground, but it is also true that these are markets pushed forward by the momentum of enormous speculation. Environmental concerns are difficult to spread, but we have always felt that we have a lot of common feeling. How do you see the future of architecture in Europe? In relation to other countries across the world, Europe has always been at the forefront in terms of culture and diversity. This is also the card we have to play in China, in South America and in Africa. We European architects can be compared to family doctors – giving out good advice, bringing our own DNA to the con
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