In 1997, Wang Shu founded the Amateur Architecture Studio in Hangzhou with his wife, Lu Wenyu. For the first time, the Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to an architect based in China.

Here’s a selection of projects by Chinese architect Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio, who has been named 2012 Pritzker Prize Laureate (see our earlier story). Top and above: Ceramic House ...

Wang Shu and his wife Lu Wenyu (Amateur Architecture Studio) began designing the Xiangshan School in 2002 and construction was completed in 2004 – a testament to how rapidly projects get built ...

Discover the evolution of Chinese architecture from traditional to modern with the help of pioneering architects like Wang Shu, Yung Ho Chang, and Liu Jiakun. See how they have shaped the identity ...

For Wang Shu, an architect needs not only to explore the possibility of new buildings, but also to aim to reconstruct a world full of nature and mountain-river poetic life.

This year's Pritzker Prize--architecture's greatest honor--goes to Wang Shu. His victory is also one for contemporary Chinese design, as it signifies China's growing global creative influence.

Wang Shu is drafting a new architectural blueprint for his country. His vision is deceptively simple—China's new buildings should look uniquely Chinese. Skip to Main Content.

Wang Shu, 49, is the first Chinese architect to receive the Pritzker Prize. "His work represents that standard of excellence which will be so critical to China's future," says Thomas J. Pritzker.

Here’s a selection of projects by Chinese architect Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio, who has been named 2012 Pritzker Prize Laureate (see our earlier story). Top and above: Ceramic House ...