Wang Shu

This article is about the Chinese architect. For the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state, see Former Shu. For other uses, see Wangshu (disambiguation) and Shu Wang (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Shu
Born (1963-11-04) 4 November 1963 (age 61)
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
NationalityChinese
Other names王澍
Alma materNanjing Institute of Technology, now known as Southeast University, and
Tongji University
OccupationArchitect
AwardsPritzker Prize
BuildingsNingbo Museum

Wang Shu (Chinese: 王澍, born 4 November 1963)[1] is a Chinese architect based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He is the dean of the School of Architecture of the China Academy of Art. With his practice partner and wife Lu Wenyu, he founded the firm Amateur Architecture Studio. In 2012, Wang became the first Chinese citizen to win the Pritzker Prize, the world's top prize in architecture.[2][3] The award was the subject of some controversy since the Pritzker committee did not also award Lu Wenyu, his wife and architectural partner, despite their years of collaboration.[4]

  1. ^ Pritzker prize: Wang Shu 2012 Laureate Media Kit, retrieved 28 February 2012
  2. ^ Robin Pogrebin (27 February 2012). "For First Time, Architect in China Wins Field's Top Prize". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Pritzker Prize won by Chinese architect Wang Shu". CBC News. 27 February 2012.
  4. ^ Lok Lui, Ann. "Working in the Shadows". The Architects Newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.