Ping Jiang | 2019 SUSAS Shanghai Urban Space Art Season "Architectonic Landscape - Convergence & Dialogue""
On September 28, 2019, the 2019 SUSAS (Shanghai Urban Space Art Season) officially opened, with the exhibition theme "Encounter." This year’s theme continues to focus on the updated development phase of Shanghai, based on the backdrop of "One River, One Canal," and highlights the concept of "Waterfront spaces bringing a better life to humanity." The chief curator for the exhibition was the internationally renowned artist and curator, Mr. Tomohiro Kitagawa. The main exhibition was divided into two sections: "Urban Space Art" and "Urban Planning and Architecture," with a focus on the topic of waterfront spaces.
The "Urban Planning and Architecture" section of this exhibition was curated under the theme "Rebirth (Mutation) – Water, an Enigma," which blends academic rigor, historical significance, foresight, and public participation to create a solid and dynamic exhibition content. EID Architecture's Founder and Design Principal, Ping Jiang, was invited to participate in this urban space art exhibition.
"Urban imagery and natural landscapes define a broader concept of landscape. Our recent architectural practice focuses on diverse architectural types and scales that cross boundaries, with an emphasis on exploring the interface between landscape and architecture..."
— Ping Jiang, Founder / Design Principal, EID Architecture
The exhibition, themed "Architectonic Landscape - Convergence & Dialogue," combines EID Arch's recent waterfront projects. It explores a range of architectural approaches, from waterfront innovation clusters that blend with natural landscapes, to future parks where architecture, landscape, and land art converge, and to cloud-like buildings perched on the cliffs overlooking river gorges in southern Tibet. These projects attempt to reimagine architectural landscapes and develop new architectural paradigms for landscape creation. By integrating natural elements such as vegetation, water, and other landscape features with constructed elements, the exhibition presents diverse modes of intervention and expression, offering a fresh perspective on the evolving relationship between architecture and the surrounding landscape.
