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July 29, 2018

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[Aug.10.2018] Luo Ming Jun “Identity” 罗明君:”身份”

Luo Mingjun – Identity

Presentation by Luo Mingjun and conversation with Sun Mulan, followed by an aperitif

Date: Friday 10.8.2018, 18:30
Place: Loft Corner @ Colab, top floor, Sihlquai 131, 8005 Zurich
Speaker: Luo Ming Jun, Chinese artist
Language: English + Chinese
Cost: SCAA members free, Nonmembers CHF 30, Students CHF 10
RSVP: info@scaa.ch (Alisa Voronova)


讲座题目:身份

罗明君移居瑞士31年,是一位穿梭于两种不同文化的艺术家。之前在中国湖南接受了完整的学院式教育,上世纪八十年代初,中国新潮美术风起云涌时,年轻的艺术家便采用了西方现代艺术之法,将“现成品”运用于作品中。以先锋姿态,颠覆或批判陈旧的艺术观念。87年她移居瑞士,在异国他乡生活和工作时,两种不同文化内在的冲突与自我身份的焦虑,成为艺术家不得不思考的课题。面对两个相对立的文化环境所带来的意识形态与文化身份的转变, 她为自己创建了一个易于对话和交流的中间地带,一个“第三空间”,或者说一个“无人之地”而获得关注。罗明君将在讲座中通过对部分作品的解读让大家了解其创作的过程与心得。

Lecture Theme: Identity
LUO Mingjun lives in Switzerland since 31 years. She is an artist who commutes between two different cultures. Previously, she obtained a complete academic education in Hunan province in China. In the early 1980s, when the 85 New Wave movement rose in China, young artists adopted the method of Western contemporary art and applied “readymade products” to their works by taking a pioneering attitude, subverting or criticising the concepts of obsolete art. When Luo moved to Switzerland in 1987, while living and working in a foreign country, the inner conflict and anxiety of self-identity in the two different cultures became big subjects that the artist had to think about. Facing the transformation of ideology and cultural identity caused by two opposing cultural environments, she created an intermediate zone for her own dialogue and communication, a “Third Space”, or a “No Man’s Land” and got attention. Luo Mingjun will present the process and experience of her creation through the interpretation of some of her works in the lecture (with SCAA).

More information:
www.luomingjun.com

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June 26, 2018

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[Jul.13.2018] SCAA Book Reading Club 七七读书会

一年一会,七七读书会。
Welcome to SCAA Book Reading Club!

Date & Time: Friday 13.07.2018, 18:00
Place: Loft corner @ Colab (top floor) Sihlquai 131, Zürich
Language: Chinese
Price: SCAA Member free, Non-member CHF 20
RSVP: info@scaa.ch
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嘉宾 Guests:

晏佳, 佳泰得投资管理公司运营总监
Sally Yan, Executive Director of Drive Tide Capital
书名:《万历十五年》 黄仁宇

程睿智,苏黎世联邦理工大学建筑师
Cheng Ruizhi, MSc ETH Arch
书名:《观察着的技术》 Jonathan Crary

杨文丰,国家一级作家
Yang Wenfeng, Chinese National Top Class Writer
书名:《病盆景》 与我的散文观

主持 Moderator :

汪弢,SCAA副主席
Wang Tao, SCAA Vice-President
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Review of last SCAA book reading event in 2017:
http://scaa.ch/2017/08/27/journal-scaa-77-book-reading-club/

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May 30, 2018

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[Jun.15.2018] Zeitgenössische Formen der Urbanisierung in China

Zeitgenössische Formen der Urbanisierung in China

Joint Event organisiert von
Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists (SCAA)
und Gesellschaft Schweiz-China (GSC)

Input-Referat von Prof.Dr. Sascha Roesler mit einer Podiumsdiskussion mit Andries Diener, moderiert von Tian Chiang

Mit anschliessendem Apéro

Zeit: Freitag 15.6.2018, 18:00
Venue: Bogen D, , Viaduktstrasse 93, 8005 Zürich
Referent: Prof. Dr. Sascha Roesler, SNF-Förderprofessor für Architekturtheorie an der Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio
Sprache: Deutsch
Kosten: SCAA & GSC Mitglieder Gratis, Nichtmitglieder CHF 30, Studenten CHF 10
Anmeldung: info@scaa.ch (Alisa Voronova)

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Sascha Roesler (Dr. sc. ETH) ist SNF-Förderprofessor für Architekturtheorie an der Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio. Seine Projekte sind an der Schnittstelle von Architektur, Ethnografie und Wissenschaftsforschung angesiedelt. Aktuell forscht er mit einem Team von Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden vergleichend zu Fragen der Klimatisierung als kultureller Praxis. Empirische Schwerpunkte bilden die Städte Santiago de Chile, Kairo (Ägypten) und Chongqing (China). Vor seiner Zeit in Mendrisio war er als Dozent an der ETH Zürich sowie als Senior Researcher am Future Cities Laboratory in Singapur tätig. Er ist u.a. Autor der ersten Wissensgeschichte der ethnografischen Forschung der modernen Architektur (Weltkonstruktion, Berlin 2013) sowie Preisträger des Swiss Art Award in der Sparte Architektur.

Andries Diener (Dipl. Arch ETH) ist verantwortlich für das Investment Management bei Diener Syz Real Estate und hat 17 Jahre Erfahrung in der Immobilien- und Bauindustrie in der Schweiz und in China. Vor der Gründung von Diener Syz Real Estate leitete er das Marketing von Schindler in China. Bevor er 2005 nach China zog, war Andries Diener Projektmanager des führenden Schweizer Immobilienentwicklers Nüesch Development und führte die familieneigene Baufirma Diener AG während der Neuausrichtung der Geschäftstätigkeit. Andries Diener spricht fliessend Mandarin und besitzt ein Diplom in Architektur der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule (ETH) sowie ein MBA der INSEAD. Im Nebenamt ist er als Vorstandsmitglied der Gesellschaft Schweiz-China tätig.

Tian Chiang (MSc. Arch ETH) ist Associate bei Mach Architektur GmbH. Mit ihrem Chinesisch-deutschen Hintergrund und ihrem Master Abschluss von der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule (ETH) Zürich bringt Tian ein tiefgreifendes Verständnis für die Anpassungsfähigkeit einer Markenarchitektur an die verschiedenen Kulturen weltweit mit. Seit 2018 engagiert sich Tian im Vorstand der Architekten-und Künstlerkammer Schweiz-China (SCAA) für den kulturellen Austausch zwischen den beiden Ländern.

Download the detailed program as PDF: http://scaa.ch/doc/urbanisierung.pdf

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April 17, 2018

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[May.24.2018] SCAA 1. Generalversammlung

Dear SCAA Members,

We would like to warmly invite you to attend the 1. general assembly of SCAA, which will take place on Thursday 24.5.2018 from 18:00 to 19:00 at Colab (Sihlquai 131, Zürich), follow up with aperitif. The agenda items will be sent to you soon by email.

Please confirm your participation via Doodle before 18.05.2018.
https://doodle.com/poll/etx752p85757uydc
or Email to info@scaa.ch

Look forward to seeing you on 24.May. Let’s shape the future of SCAA together!

Cheers,
SCAA Vorstand

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March 17, 2018

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[April.14.2018] Form of Knowledge – Werner Oechslin

SCAA is honored to have the opportunity to host our April event in Werner Oechslin Library in Einsiedeln! You are kindly invited to join us!

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Programm:
14:15 – 14:30 Welcome and registration
14:30 – 14:40 Opening word and introduction of Prof. Dr. Werner Oechslin by Tao Wang (SCAA Vorstand)
14:40 – 15:30 Lecture by Prof. Dr. Werner Oechslin, “Form of Knowledge”
15:30 – 16:00 Guided Tour in Library
16:00 Apéro

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Date: Saturday 14.April 14:30
Place: Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, Luegeten 11, 8840 Einsiedeln
Language: English
Cost: SCAA members free, Non-members CHF 20.-
Registration: info@scaa.ch

(Become a SCAA Member: http://scaa.ch/become-a-member/)
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Werner Oechslin is professor of art history and architecture at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH). Werner Oechslin’s contributions on the history of art and architecture from the 15th to the 20th century have been widely published. He specializes in the theory of architecture, in Baroque, modern architecture and in 18th century as well as in specific problems of architectural drawing and typology and of ephemeral architecture. He is the founder of the “Stiftung Bibliothek Werner Oechslin” in Einsiedeln, that organizes since 1999 the annual international Baroque summer course and publishes the bulletin „Scholion”.

The Library The library of the art and architectural historian Werner Oechslin consists of about 50000 books dating back over six centuries. The emphasis is on primary sources about architecture and architectural theory. Other important subjects related to architecture, such as philosophy, mathematics, art, archeology and history, are also well represented. It is conceived as a research library which reveals contexts in culture and the humanities. Thus it belongs to the tradition of those libraries which – through the presentation and placement of the books (in the sense of Kant’s ‘architectonic’ as an ‘art of the systems’) – represent a form of knowledge. The individual and the whole, the meaningful and the unusual all play equally important roles. The Foundation was established in 1998. Built according to plans drawn up by Mario Botta and Werner Oechslin’s ideas, the library was inaugurated in 2006 and since then has been open to researchers. According to the Foundation’s mission to make significant contributions to international research, conferences, symposia and colloquia are organized on a regular basis. The Foundation’s scholarly staff regularly cooperates closely with universities, particularly with the ETH Zurich which provides basic services and guarantees the library’s ties with research and teaching in its Department of Architecture.

http://www.bibliothek-oechslin.ch/

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March 2, 2018

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[März.24.2018] Die Natur als Architektin 自然蕴匠心,一碗见人情

Die Natur als Architektin
Chinesischer tee – Einführung und Degustation

“Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties.”
― Lu Yu, Classic of Tea: Origins and Rituals

Datum: Samstag 24.3.2018, 16:00
Venue: Länggass Tee, Länggassstrasse 47, 3012 Bern
Führer: Kaspar Lange
Language: Deutsch / Chinesisch
Kosten: SCAA Mitglied gratis, Nichtmitglied CHF 30
Anmeldung: info@scaa.ch
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Programm:
16:00 Begrüssung
16:10 – 16:30 Einblick in den japanischen Teeraum (Chashitsu)
16:30 – 17:30 Einführung und Degustation im chinesischen Teeraum

Wir werden während dem Event nicht nur die chinesische Teekultur kennen lernen, sondern auch zwei verschiedene Teeräume erleben, bzw. Chinesischen Teeraum und Japanischen Teeraum.
(Die Anzahl ist begrenzt auf max. 20 Personen. Die erste Gruppe beginnt um 16:00. Die zweite Gruppe beginnt um 17:30)

SCAA freut sich Dich am 24.3 in Länggass Tee in Bern zu begrüssen!

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自然蕴匠心,一碗见人情

“茶调和精神,调和心智,消除疲劳,缓解疲劳,唤醒思想,预防困倦,淡化、清醒身体及感知能力。”

– 陆羽“茶经”:起源与仪式

时间:周六,2018.03.24,16:00
地点:Länggass Tee, Länggassstrasse 47, 3012 Bern
主讲:Kaspar Lange
语言:德语 / 中文
门票:  SCAA会员免费,非SCAA会员 CHF 30
报名:info@scaa.ch

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计划:
16:00 到场欢迎
16:10 – 16:30 参观日本茶室(Chashitsu)
16:30 – 17:30 中国茶室进行茶文化讲解与品茗

活动期间,我们不仅会了解中国茶文化,还会体验两个不同的茶室,分别是中国茶室和日本茶室。人数限制为最多20人。第一组从16:00开始,第二组从17:30开始。

SCAA期待3月24日在伯尔尼长路茶与您一起清茶淡话!

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January 23, 2018

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[März.24.2018] Die Natur als Architektin 中国新年版画展览”福禄寿”开幕式

Einladung zur Vernissage der Ausstellung Reichtum, Glück und langes Leben – Drucke zum Chinesischen Neujahr

中国新年版画展览 福禄寿 开幕式邀请

Zeit: Freitag 16.Februar 2018, 18:00
Ort: Museum Rietberg, Gablerstrasse 15, 8002 Zürich

(Eintritt frei. Beschränkte Anzahl Sitzplätze. Keine Anmeldung erforderlich)

Neujahressen: Freitag 16.Februar 2018, 19:30 in Lucky Dumpling, Langstrasse 10, 8004 Zürich

(Reservation: info@scaa.ch bis 10.2.2018)

Am 16.Februrar 2018 feiert man nach dem chinesischen Mondkalender Neujahr – den Beginn des . SCAA freut sich mit Ihnen/Euch das Chinesische Neujahr im Museum Rietberg zu feiern. Anschliessend gehen wir gemeinsam essen im Restaurant Lucky Dumpling.

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December 19, 2017

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[Jan.13.2018] SCAA Guided Tour in Galerie Urs Meile

 

SCAA will organise a guided private tour in Galerie Urs Meile to open the first event in 2018!

Time: Saturday 13 January 2018, 13:30
Place: Rosenberghöhe 4, 6004 Lucerne

Program:
– General introduction to Galerie Urs Meile
– Guided tour with Urs Meile and Co-Director Karin Seiz through the current exhibition “Extended Ground”
– Apéro

Language: English & German
Price: Free for SCAA Members, CHF 20 for Non-Members
Registration required: info@scaa.ch
Contact person: Alisa Voronova (SCAA Secretary)


Since its establishment in 1992, Galerie Urs Meile has contributed to the presentation and dissemination of contemporary art, from painting and sculpture to photography, installation and video. The gallery is working from two locations: Lucerne (Switzerland) and Beijing (China). While its center of operations is based in Switzerland, the Beijing gallery has established itself as an international meeting place for collectors, curators, artists and aficionados of the arts. Galerie Urs Meile was one of the first international galleries to focus on the Chinese art scene and has been working on an international level with Chinese artists since 1995.

麦勒画廊成立于1992年,一直致力于展示和传播当代艺术,涵盖绘画、雕塑、摄影、影像、装置,及行为等多种艺术创作形式。画廊在瑞士卢森和中国北京开展工作:管理中心位于瑞士,北京空间已成为收藏家、策展人以及艺术爱好者熟知的国际聚集场所。自1995年起,麦勒画廊进驻中国当代艺术界,可谓第一批较早深入探索中国当代艺术的国际画廊。

https://galerieursmeile.com

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November 18, 2017

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[Dez.08.2017] Uli Sigg – Der Wanderer im Reich der Mitte 乌里·西克 – 行走中国

 

Der Visionär, der Jäger, der Denker, der Macher, der angesehenste Sammler Chinesischer Kunst, der Mentor für die zeitgenössischen Chinesischen Künstler ……

Der Schweizer Uli Sigg hat in der Phase der wirtschaftlichen Öffnung Chinas nach der Mao-Zeit eine wesentliche Rolle gespielt, und er trug die bedeutendste Sammlung Chinesischer Gegenwartskunst zusammen. Der grösste Teil davon wird dem Museum M+ in Hong Kong übergeben, welches 2019 eröffnet wird.


Gespräch mit Herr Dr. Uli Sigg bei SCAA

Zeit: Freitag 08. Dezember 2017, 18:30
Ort: Kulturhaus Helferei (Breitinger-Saal), Kirchgasse 13, 8001 Zürich
Moderation: Mulan Sun (Präsidentin SCAA)
Sprache: Deutsch / Chinesisch
Kosten: Gratis für SCAA Mitglieder, CHF 30 für Nichtmitglieder, CHF 15 für StudentInnen

Da die Teilnehmerzahl begrenzt ist, bitten wir um frühzeitige verbindliche Anmeldung via Email: info@scaa.ch

(Poster English, designed by Tao Wang © SCAA 2017 All Right Reserved )

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October 10, 2017

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[Nov.04.2017] Eva Lüdi Kong – Die Reise in den Westen 林小发和她的德语版《西游记》

EVA LÜDI KONG – DIE REISE IN DEN WESTEN
林小发和她的德语版《西游记》

Datum: Samstag 4.November 2017, 16:00
Ort: Never Stop Reading, Spiegelgasse 18 Zürich
Sprache: Chinesisch (teilweise Deutsch)
Kosten: SCAA und CUZ Mitglieder gratis, Nichtmitglieder CHF 20
Anmeldung: info@scaa.ch

Co-Host: CUZ (Chinese Union of Zurich)

Eva Lüdi Kong, geboren im Jahr 1968, ist eine Schweizer Sinologin. Die Liebe zu der chinesischen Sprache führte sie zur Fachrichtung Sinologie an der UZH, darauf folgten 1996 ein Studium der Kalligraphie und Druckgraphik an der China Academy of Art (BA) und 2004 ein Nachdiplomstudium der Klassischen Chinesischen Literatur an der Zhejiang University (MA) in Hangzhou. 1990 bis 2016 lebte Eva Lüdi Kong in China und arbeitete dort unter andrem als Hochschuldozentin. Im Jahr 2016 zog die Bielerin in die Schweiz zurück und ist heute als freischaffende Literaturübersetzerin und Kulturvermittlerin im Bereich chinesischer Literatur und Philosophie tätig. Für die erste vollständige deutsche Übersetzung des klassischen chinesischen Romans <Die Reise in den Westen> erhielt sie 2017 den Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse.

Eva Lüdi Kong(林小发)
瑞士人,生于1968年,始读苏黎世大学汉学系,1996年毕业于中国美术学院版画系,2004年浙江大学中文系硕士毕业。先后任教于浙江大学外国语学院和中国美术学院中德艺术研究生院,在中国连续生活25年。2016年移居瑞士,如今进行文学翻译、文化研究与中国传统文化传播等工作。2017年林小发翻译的《西游记》首个德文全译本,荣获莱比锡书展奖翻译类大奖。

Eva Lüdi Kong
Eva https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Lüdi_Kong?wprov=sfti1https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEva_Lüdi_Kong%3Fwprov%3Dsfti1

Die Reise in den Westen:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Reise_nach_Westen?wprov=sfti1https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDie_Reise_nach_Westen%3Fwprov%3Dsfti1

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August 26, 2017

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[Oct.04.2017] Private Tour for SCAA “Chinese Art + Museum Architecture” 中秋节中国艺术珍藏和博物馆建筑之夜

Private Tour for SCAA “Chinese Art + Museum Architecture”
中秋节中国艺术珍藏和博物馆建筑之夜

Guided by
Alexandra von Przychowski (Curator China)
and
Martin Sollberger (Museum Architect)

Time: 18:15, Wednesday 4.October 2017 (Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival)
Meeting Point: Entrance hall, Museum Rietberg, Gablerstrasse 15 Zurich
Language: German
Price:
SCAA Members: free upon purchase of an entrance ticket
Non-members: CHF 15 upon purchase of an entrance ticket

* Free entrance to museum: Members of Museum Rietberg / Museum Pass / Member of Raiffeisen
* For Non SCAA Members: please pay CHF 15 separately at the SCAA Cash point (Alisa Voronova)
* Please reserve enough time to buy an entrance ticket in advance and show up at the meeting point on time
* Because of the limited capacity of this exclusive guide tour, please make a reservation a.s.a.p. via info@scaa.ch


The Museum Rietberg owns one of Europe’s most important collections of Chinese art, with a focus on Buddhist sculpture, funerary art (bronzes, jades, ceramics), and painting from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911). The long-term loan of the world-famous Meiyintang Collection of Chinese ceramics has greatly added to its reputation.

Over more than five decades, the brothers Gilbert and Stephen Zuellig have brought together one of the most important private collections of Chinese ceramics in the world, which is known under the name Meiyintang, „Hall among Rosebeds‟. Through their life and their business in the Far East, they developed a wide-ranging passion for Asian art and culture. Around 1960 the brothers began to build a systematic collection of Chinese art. Gilbert Zuellig specialised in early ceramics from the Neolithic period through the Han and Tang dynasties to the Song dynasty (5th millennium BC to 1279) while Stephen collected porcelain of the later dynasties (Yuan, Ming and Qing).

For specialists and lovers of Chinese ceramics, but also for a wider audience it is a stroke of luck that the older part of the collection which was transferred to a foundation is now publicly accessible. The Meiyintang Foundation and the family of Gilbert Zuellig (1918–2009) have ensured that this eminent collection is maintained in its entirety by lending it to the Museum Rietberg as a long-term loan. In addition, the Foundation will cover the expenses incurred by the refurbishing of the China galleries. The existing rooms in the Emerald pavilion were completely rebuilt and redesigned over six months. For the presentation of the ceramics in floor-to-ceiling display cases, a novel exhibition concept was developed using LED luminaires thanks to which the different shapes and glazes of the ceramics are highlighted in an ideal way.

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August 2, 2017

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[Sep.22.2017] NANJING – DATONG – ORDOS (From the old capital to broken paradises of Inner Mongolia) 南京 – 大同 – 鄂尔多斯 (从旧都到内蒙古破碎的天堂)

NANJING – DATONG – ORDOS
(From the old capital to broken paradises of Inner Mongolia)
南京 – 大同 – 鄂尔多斯
(从旧都到内蒙古破碎的天堂)

SPEAKER: BENJAMIN KRÜGER

TIME: FRIDAY, 22.09.2017, 19:00
VENUE: HHF ARCHITECTS, ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 71A BASEL
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
FREE FOR SCAA MEMBERS, CHF 10.- FOR NON-MEMBERS
REGISTRATION PER EMAIL: INFO@SCAA.CH

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Benjamin Krüger is an architect and photographer.

Currently an associate at HHF architects in Basel and a visiting lecturer at Southeast University Nanjing In China. After his studies at Bauhaus University Weimar and Lund, he worked at Herzog de Meuron. He was invited as a critic at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, ETH Zürich, University of Bangkok, Politecnico Turino and lecturer at Bauhaus University Weimar. His photographical work ‘finds’ has been exhibited at Magaz-1 gallery and C.Keller gallery. A book about his work was published by Lisboa based art book publisher Le Fou. Other works have been released by Planphase magazine and Cartha.

www.hhf.ch

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July 6, 2017

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[Aug.04.2017] Book Presentation by Dr. Ying Zhou

Book Presentation by Dr. Ying Zhou

Time: Friday, 4th August 2017, 19:00
Venue: Sphères, Hardturmstrasse 66, 8005 Zurich
Language: English

Free for SCAA Members, CHF 10.- for Non-Members
Registration via Email: info@scaa.ch

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Author: Dr. Ying Zhou, Assistant Professor at Department of Architecture, HKU
Book: Urban Loopholes: Creatives Alliances for Spatial Production in Shanghai’s City Center
(2017, Birkhäuser, ISBN 978-3035611045)
https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Loopholes-Alliances-Production-Shanghais/dp/3035611041

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Dr. Zhou’s book is a culmination of five years’ of fieldwork research in Shanghai for her dissertation at the ETHZ, looking at the city center’s urban transformations in detail, incorporating also extensive knowledge of historic conditions of many of the places and their international linkages. The book takes cases from the until-now little-analyzed un-demolished remains of city center neighborhoods in Shanghai, and unpacks the seemingly anarchic and opportunistic urban spatial production system of the contemporary Chinese city to address what has perplexed Western public as well as scholars alike. Going behind the scenes in neighborhoods that increasingly appear like trend quarters in the West, it divulges how the effortless vibe that is experienced today were imagined, constructed, and then scripted. The constellation of actors, from the expanding global network of multilingual cosmopolites to the dialect-speaking local party officials, form the malleable public-private alliances that are producing the newest forms for urban reuse, creative production, consumption, and heritage protection. Under an institutional framework that remains uniquely Chinese, how the ambiguous property rights and the institutional vestiges from planned economy could harbor an entrepreneurial prowess and creative potential that is a remarkable manifestation of globalization in the context of its changing local institutions reveals the logic behind a ‘China Dream.’ The book analyzes the neighborhood transformations in Shanghai through a conceptual framework, which the author proposes, of the ‘urban loophole’ that describes opportunities for spatial production under rapid transition in political economy. The urban loophole, which results from gaps, ambiguities and exceptions in existing urban production systems of cities undergoing structural transformations, in turn developing a new system, are pragmatic opportunities contingent on the influx of global resources, in capital and knowhow, as well as the evolving and acquiescent state. Pliable and redundant, they not only mediate between the persistent coexistence of planned and market economies, but also balance economic efficiency for political stability, sustaining the success of what Harvey called neoliberalism with Chinese characteristics, or what Castells called Chinese developmental nationalism with socialist characteristics. As Shanghai’s urban development slows from the demolition-redevelopment mode of early economic transition to a more paced emphasis on urban spatial quality, the book is a timely probe for the city center’s economic and cultural potentials.

Dr. Ying Zhou [周穎], is currently assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU)’s Department of Architecture. Her research interest on the relationship of contemporary urban developments and the growth of cultural industries and new economies in East Asian cities, global linkages and architectural knowledge exchanges developed from her work with the chair of Kees Christiaanse at the Future Cities Lab of the Singapore-ETH Centre and with the chair of Herzog & de Meuron at the ETH Studio Basel. Born in Shanghai, Ying holds a B.S.E. in Architecture and Engineering from Princeton, a M.Arch. from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, a Ph.D. from the ETHZ, and was a Fulbright fellow at the University of Stuttgart. She has practiced and taught in New York, Shanghai, Detroit, Boston, Basel and Hong Kong.

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<Urban Loopholes: Creatives Alliances for Spatial Production in Shanghai’s City Center>Speaker: Ying ZhouModerated by Nils Erik Johansson HavelkaPhotoed by Ruizhe Liang

Posted by Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists on Sonntag, 6. August 2017

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June 28, 2017

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[Jul.07.2017] SCAA 77 Book Reading Club 柒柒读书会

SCAA 77 Book Reading Club
柒柒读书会

Date: Friday, 7.7.2017, 18:30
Location: Materialismus, Klingenstrasse 23, 8005 Zürich

Moderator:
WANG Tao 汪弢

Speakers:
CHENG Bo 程博 – 《人类简史》
ZHAO Yang 赵阳 -《巴菲特投资准则》
LI Zhizhi 李志志 – 《哥伦比亚的倒影》
YANG Qingchuan 杨晴川 – 《城门开》

Language: Chinese

Registration Email: info@scaa.ch

Free for SCAA Members, CHF 10.- for Non-Members

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Am Freitag 7.7., dem chinesischen Valentinstag (Qixi), lud der SCAA Book Reading Club zu einem Literaturabend im…

Posted by Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists on Montag, 17. Juli 2017

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May 26, 2017

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[Jun.16.2017] The New Hybrid 东西文化混合新动力

SCAA Lecture Series

The New Hybrid – 东西文化混合新动力

Date: Friday 16th June 2017, 18:00

Location: Museumsgesellschaft und Literaturhaus, Limmatquai 62, 8001 Zürich

Speakers:
Dr. Eduard Kögel, Researcher and Publicist, Berlin
Ms. Zhang Xi, Dipl.ETH Arch, Co-Founder of EXH Design AG in Shanghai and Zürich

Moderator: Mr. Nils Havelka, Vice-President SCAA

Program:

17:30 – 18:00 Welcome

18:00 – 19:00 Speech

Eduard Kögel: <Transfer und Adaption zwischen 1930 und 1960: Rene Minutti, ein Schweizer in Shanghai | Chen Kuen Lee, ein Chinese in Deutschland >
Zhang Xi: <EXH Design – Projekte in Asien und Europa>

19:00 – 19:30 Podium discussion

19:30 – 20:00 Apéro

Language: German

Fee: Free for SCAA Members
CHF 20.- for Non-Members

Limited capacity of seats. Reservation Email: info@scaa.ch
First-come, first-served.

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Posted by Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists on Samstag, 17. Juni 2017

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May 13, 2017

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[May.13.2017] Opening Event of SCAA (Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists) 瑞士中国建筑师和艺术家协会开幕式

Opening Event of SCAA (Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists)
瑞士中国建筑师和艺术家协会开幕式
Podiumsdiskussion mit Werner E. Nievergelt, Kulturvermittler, Markus Schäfer, Architekt, und Hao Yu, Kuratorin.

Datum: Samstag, 13.Mai 2017
Zeit: 17:00-19:00
Ort: Spiegelgasse 18, 8001 Zürich (Buchhandlung NeverStopReading)

Die Veranstaltung dauert ca. 75 Minuten. Anschliessend lassen wir den Abend bei einem Apéro ausklingen.

Die Veranstaltung findet auf English statt.

Die SCAA freut sich Sie/Dich zur Teilnahme der Veranstaltung einzuladen. Anmeldung via info@scaa.ch spätestens bis zum 5. Mai 2017.

Herzliche Grüsse
SCAA Vorstand

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[May.2017] Opening Event of SCAA 瑞士中国建筑师和艺术家协会开幕式

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Posted by Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Architects and Artists on Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2017

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