評委感言

（以姓氏拼音排序/In alphabetical order）

常青

WA建筑成就獎、WA設計實驗獎評委

中國科學院院士，同濟大學建筑與城市規劃學院教授

對建筑設計而言，究竟什么是“實驗性”，歷來莫衷一是。因為但凡好的設計，就必得有所創意，而創意就必得出新，為前所未為，因此，好的設計必在某方面含有“實驗”的意味和作為。這樣看來，WA設計實驗獎對評委判定作品屬性和水平的工作極具挑戰性。因此本次參加該獎項的評審的幾位評委格外留意于那些入圍作品的“實驗性”究竟何在。

獲優勝獎的“常州棉倉城市客廳”位于一座巨構的廠房倉庫中，以木頭和金屬兩種材質分別搭建了兩個尺度適宜、建構精美的可逆性三角頂空間——“屋中屋”，原來的舊倉庫空間界面則成了既有的“表皮”，清晰地表達了寓新于舊的創意。3個佳作獎也各有千秋，引人注目：“竹里”的意境，讓人看到了前衛的數字建造與風土地景關聯的可能性；“轉型模塊居住產品原型開發”，顯然對住宅產業的可持續研發做出了拓展性和創新性貢獻；“馬岔村民活動中心”對傳統村落交往空間的探索，特別具有空間和社會的雙重價值。

所有這些獲獎作品都不同程度地體現了“設計實驗”的屬性和水平，盡管“實驗性”本身尚需要更清晰地界定。

崔愷

WA建筑成就獎、WA社會公平獎評委

中國工程院院士，中國建筑設計研究院有限公司總建筑師、名譽院長

WA社會公平獎是WA建筑獎中比較特別的類型，它不僅要求作品有較高的設計質量和創意，更要求設計者有社會責任感和對弱勢群體的善意，甚至我們也希望通過作品了解到作者的社會態度和價值觀。2018年的參賽作品主要來自于鄉建一線，微介入的模式、地方建構的策略、村民參與的過程幾乎成為共識，難分高下。而面對舊城更新中的狹小巷道，設計師似乎有點兒下不去手，只能用有些臨時性的公共家具、裝置表達愛心。說實在，評獎的目的之一就是為了引發同行的關注，推動相關設計領域的發展。因此，相比鄉建作品水平的“普遍”提高，城市修補、城市平民的生活空間難度更大、問題更多，亟待同行的關注。期待下一屆WA社會公平獎的申報作品來自這里。

胡越

WA城市貢獻獎評委

北京市建筑設計研究院有限公司總建筑師，中央美術學院建筑學院教授

這是一次具有挑戰性的評審。WA城市貢獻獎的評判標準已經超越了傳統建筑學的價值判斷體系。我們如何來評判？評委是否能夠跳出專業的藩籬，用社會的視角重新審視當代中國建筑？毋庸諱言，在諸多的參賽作品中，參賽者并沒有仔細審視這一復雜的主題，對于評委來說，挑戰則更為嚴峻。顯然，一座在傳統建筑學意義上的好建筑，已不足以應對人們對所謂“城市貢獻”的拷問。如果在社會學的層面上某建筑有相當的價值，那么我們如何判斷建筑師在其中的作用？我們是否能僅僅靠照片和簡短的說明做出準確的判斷？至少，作為評委，我無法在很短的時間里對這些復雜的問題做出合適的判斷。因此我只能根據作品的類型和建筑學的形式美原則對設計作出個人的判斷。我以為，一座更廣泛的服務于普通市民的建筑、一座在形式美上更標致的建筑至少會令人們更喜歡它。

黃居正

WA居住貢獻獎評委

《建筑學報》執行主編

2018年WA居住貢獻獎的申報項目數量與2016年基本持平，關乎探索如何提升高密度城市中居住空間質量的集合住宅，卻一如往年，優秀作品依然乏善可陳，頗感遺憾。由于近年鄉村復興議題頗受關注，建筑師參與鄉建的項目明顯增多，尤其是與鄉村旅游相關的民宿居住類型，在注重環境適應性、在地性材料及工法的挖掘和再利用方面，建筑師做出了諸多的探索，試圖尋找出鄉土建筑語言向現代轉譯的有效途徑。此外，隨著中國城市發展進入了新的歷史時期，大規模的城市開發模式逐漸式微，通過城市微更新的方式，在保存城市歷史肌理的前提下，建筑師以設計的手段，開發利用存量建筑，提升所在街區居民的居住質量，改善城市公共空間的品質——這一類項目也日顯重要。它們不僅有著重要的社會文化價值，而且就建筑類型學意義而言，也值得當代建筑師做認真的研究與探索。

李興鋼

WA技術進步獎評委

中國建筑設計研究院副總建筑師

參加本次WA中國建筑獎技術進步獎的評選，我有兩點體會：其一，感嘆申報技術進步獎的作品數量遠低于其他獎項，建筑師對于建筑技術方面的關注度和努力度尚待提升；其二，由申報作品——特別是獲獎作品而深切感到，當代中國建筑技術方面的進步正在由“傳統”的建筑結構、空間營造、詩意建構甚至數字建造等方面向標準化設計、裝配式建造、綠色節能集成等方面聚焦。一方面我感到了國家戰略、政策鼓勵的巨大影響和推動力，另一方面，我也希望建筑師們在順應大勢的同時，不要放松對“永不過時”的建筑本體性技術進步的追求，正如本屆技術進步獎優勝獎作品所呈現出的：尋求抵抗重力的詩意形式，與使用需要完美結合，并作為新型公共空間最大限度地向城市開放。

1 WA建筑成就獎評審會/WA Achievement Award jury meeting

林波榮

WA技術進步獎評委

清華大學建筑學院教授

第一次參加WA中國建筑獎技術進步獎的評審，我從建筑技術工作者的角度全面了解了國內近幾年的建筑創作作品，感受如下：創新驅動發展成為“十三五”國家戰略，技術創新（如近零能耗、裝配式、集裝箱、新型材料與構造等）、綠色發展、融合自然、追求極限等理念和技術與建筑創作得到了很好的集成，在市民服務中心、電動汽車充電站、住宅、體育文化辦公場館、鄉村建筑和既有建筑改造中得到了全面應用。此外總體看，這批參評建筑作品體現了很高的工藝水平，尤其在精致的節點和精細的加工方面。王國維的人間詞話提到“三重境界”，期待建筑技術對建筑創作的支持也相類似，最終成為新時代我國建筑創作的源泉和精致建造的表達。

劉曉都

WA居住貢獻獎評委

都市實踐創始合伙人、主持建筑師

很榮幸能夠再次成為WA居住貢獻獎評委。我很高興地注意到，本屆申獎作品無論是從數量上還是質量上都比上屆有普遍提高——聽上去似乎是官方語氣，但這確是事實。另一個事實是，從整體報獎數量上說，居住類是較少的門類之一。這個顯然與我們國家的居住建筑項目數量成巨大反差。這個事實說明：絕大多數的居住產品不具備建筑創作條件，或建筑師對于居住建筑類型的創作缺乏認識或熱情。反觀歷史上許多現代主義的經典作品，居住建筑占了相當高的比例。居住環境是當今最影響人們生活品質的方面，本屆報獎作品中有許多很好的想法和探索，從詩意的棲居到老年關懷，再到高密度都市社區，直至未來居住模式，都有佳作。我期望《世界建筑》能將WA居住貢獻獎越辦越好，以推動居住建筑設計的持續進步。

倪陽

WA技術進步獎評委

華南理工大學建筑設計研究院副院長、副總建筑師

這是我第一次參加WA中國建筑獎的評審。這次的評審讓我對建筑獎的評審有了完全不一樣的感覺。相對通常以建筑"八字方針"為基調的評審，WA建筑獎的每個獎項都有著強烈的價值取向：城市貢獻獎、社會公平獎、技術進步獎等等。這種價值導向也奠定了一種新的評選調性，這是一種巨大的改變，感覺就如同呼吸了一口新鮮的空氣。

在這次評選中，我被分到了技術進步獎評審組。開始，我還糾結于對“技術進步”的理解：是著重建筑進步本身的技術的價值，還是恰當技術所帶來的空間體驗的價值？最后選出的優勝獎“杭州英飛特電動汽車充電站”給出了很好的答案。在擁擠的城市里，充電站設計采用完全挑空的策略，屋面懸挑達20m且薄如紙片，表達了對建筑技術的一種極限追求, 同時其巨大的懸挑也很好地解決了兩種不同尺寸的車輛對充電空間的需求。這一舉重若輕的設計，反映出一種互聯網時代的透明性和開放性，也是對城市空間的一種積極應對。在這個案例中，設計師很好地提升了建筑技術的自身價值和技術所帶來的空間體驗價值。

鮑里斯·沙德-賓索

WA建筑成就獎、WA設計實驗獎評委《建筑世界》雜志主編

2018年的WA中國建筑獎獲獎項目令人印象深刻，更多中國獨立建筑師正將其態度和風格轉化成為作品。所提交的各類別項目的質量展示出了其建筑設計和城市規劃的專業素養，以及對可持續和節能領域的現代技術建筑設備的整體運用能力。對數字技術的利用也頗有代表性：它們不僅被用來設計和實施建筑項目，還作為數字儀器拓寬了設計創新的選擇。這一點在建筑領域顯而易見。

有兩件事情給我留下了格外深刻的印象：第一，一種具有顯著開創性和樂觀的建筑風格已然出現，但目前僅在鄉村語境下得到實踐。這會馬上有所改變。我相信這種以木材、混凝土、玻璃和鋼材等樸素的材料和以可識別的結構所塑造的風格將很快以更大的尺度出現在典型的城市和都市建筑中。這樣的例子已經在2018年威尼斯雙年展中得到展現，并取得了巨大的成功和國際關注；第二，WA建筑成就獎的卓越理念表達著對建筑真誠而忠實的評價。這樣的評價不應只存在于建成開放的那一天，而應貫穿建筑的整個生命周期。所有的建筑都應面對這樣的評判，但是對建筑在更長的時間范圍內的質量評判尚且罕見。這兩點的意義都早已超越了中國的范疇，它們具有成為全世界其他奉獻的、負責的建筑師和城市規劃師的典范的可能。

施衛良

WA建筑成就獎、WA居住貢獻獎評委

北京市規劃和國土資源管理委員會總規劃師，北京市城市規劃設計研究院院長

我是第一次參加WA中國建筑獎的評審，評審的過程對我來說也是一次學習的過程。從這次的獲獎方案中，我看到了優秀的建筑創作實踐對轉型發展的引領，它們體現著對本土文化的尊重與傳承、對以人為本價值觀的追求、對技術創新的探索。由于我個人的工作背景，我更注重從城鄉規劃角度來評價建筑設計，許多獲獎作品在與環境融合上有著獨到之處，不僅對空間品質提升起到促進作用，而且對塑造場所精神、延續城市記憶也有重要意義。當城市發展由增量擴張轉為存量更新，建筑師的工作重點也在發生轉變，由設計新建筑轉向老舊建筑改造。城市的有機更新就是要實現建成環境的持續改善，這種改善不僅僅是外觀與形象，更重要的是要從人的需求出發，實現功能與環境的提升，創造更有內涵的生活品質和更愉悅的空間感受。

2 WA設計實驗獎評審會/WA Design Experiment Reward jury meeting

王建國

WA建筑成就獎、WA技術進步獎評委

中國工程院院士，東南大學建筑學院教授

在建筑發展歷史長河中，由建筑材料、構造、結構及建造技術等所呈現的技術進步一直是建筑演進和性能迭代的持續動力?！妒澜缃ㄖ分鬓k的WA中國建筑獎技術進步獎，旨在關注那些努力通過創新性技術方法和帶有某種極致追求的手段表達建筑技術進步所帶來的建筑表現，并同時得體地實現了功能、空間和環境內洽的作品。本次競賽獲獎作品呈現出顯著的多樣性:評委會將優勝獎授予了體現生態文明時代內涵的“杭州英飛特電動汽車充電站”。該建筑體態輕盈、功能完備，較好表現了建筑師和結構設計師對輕型結構懸挑尺度極限的追求和努力，詮釋了技術進步的內涵和價值。兩個佳作獎的授予則具有建筑類型學意義：通過集裝箱模塊預制、組合和現場裝配的“雄安市民服務中心企業臨時辦公區”建筑和反映綠色低碳節能綜合和集成一體化的“長屋計劃”。其他入圍的項目也從不同側面表達了技術發展給予的建筑設計以及最后環境營造的影響，規模則從大型體育建筑、社區類建筑到小型移動裝置類建筑。從展望角度看，希望該獎項今后對具有復雜功能的大型建筑設計與技術進步的結合給予更多的關注，更加充分地表達技術進步對人居環境的社會影響和建筑設計所產生的功能效益提升。

王路

WA設計實驗評委

清華大學建筑學院教授

本屆WA設計實驗獎的評審應屬歷屆以來困難之首，參評項目100多份，分布廣泛，參評項目的類型也多種多樣，大小規模也不同，還有許多既有建筑的改擴建，涉及城鄉建設的方方面面，大部分都有很好的品質和完成度，評委一致認為近些年我國的建筑創作的品質在不斷提升，也感覺到參評者對WA中國建筑獎的認同和支持。

伍江

WA建筑成就獎、WA城市貢獻獎評委

同濟大學常務副校長，法國建筑科學院院士

作為2018年WA中國建筑獎城市貢獻獎評委主席和WA建筑成就獎的評委，我對于這次評審感觸頗深。這一次參評建筑師的踴躍程度和作品的普遍水準令人印象深刻。我所主持的WA城市貢獻獎參評作品既有大尺度的城市成片更新項目，也有小型的微更新項目，但都顯示出我國建筑界對于城市問題的普遍關注，表現出越來越多的建筑師越來越多地關注自己作品所應體現的城市公共責任和處理城市空間關系時的社會責任。他們更多地視自己的作品為城市的有機組成部分，力圖使自己的作品在功能、尺度和空間上從屬于城市而非追求自身的紀念性效果。這正是我國建筑界長期以來最缺乏的價值觀之一。本屆WA建筑成就獎的幾個獲獎作品中，不約而同地表現出這種責任感大于紀念感、普通感大于偉大感的特點，即便是以紀念性為功能的作品亦是如此。也許這正代表著中國當下建筑設計思想觀念的趨勢及其進步意義吧！

夏鑄九

WA社會公平獎評委

臺灣大學建筑與城鄉研究所名譽教授，東南大學建筑國際化示范學院教授，東南大學童寯講席教授

面對現代化的魯莽步伐，村落的保護性設計可以視作對抗現代性破壞的實踐行動。傳統村落的保護與再利用的要害在于整合性保存，也就是活態保存。村落的生命活力與其經濟的角色與社會的組織緊密相關，是它們在物質上支持了實質物理層次保存與空間文化形式的象征表現。這是經由社區參與賦予村落新意義的過程，也是專業者們經由設計，提供技術的支持、支持傳統村落活化、朝向社會公平的表現吧。

修龍

WA建筑成就獎評委

中國建筑學會理事長，中國建設科技有限公司董事長

又一次有幸參加 WA建筑成就獎的評選，這么多優秀建筑作品，注目它們鐫刻的歷史記憶、聆聽它們講述的文化故事、感受著中國建筑創作的豐富多態，這一切令人激動和振奮。

WA建筑成就獎是表彰那些經歷了相當的時間考驗、彰顯出建筑長久性價值的經典項目。每一個獲獎項目都是將“高標準定位、精準策劃、前瞻性建筑設計、當地建筑文化傳承和可成長建筑空間”和諧統一起來的整體建筑創作體現，評選標準與“適用、經濟、綠色、美觀”的新時期建筑方針高度吻合。

貫徹落實新時期建筑方針是實現建筑業新時代高質量綠色發展的重要途徑。WA中國建筑獎自2002年創立以來已成為國內最受關注的建筑獎項之一，并具有一定的國際影響力。評獎工作對貫徹落實新時期建筑方針產生了越來越大的推動作用，是促進中國建筑創作回歸建筑本質、順應時代要求、貫徹新理念、實現新作為的有益之舉。感謝WA中國建筑獎為繁榮中國建筑創作做出的積極努力，相信并期待WA中國建筑獎越辦越好。

伊什提亞克·扎希爾

WA城市貢獻獎評委

美國建筑師協會榮譽成員，Vitti建筑事務所創始人、建筑師、城市設計師

感謝《世界建筑》和張利教授邀請我參加WA中國建筑獎評審。盡管有語言障礙，中國職業建筑師、研究人員、教授和學生們的全新世界仍對我敞開大門；與評審會成員們的互動和交流既特別又有趣。

在城市貢獻獎的類別下有100余個類型多樣的項目。評審會客觀評價了項目對居住在當今中國密集城市肌理中的人們的生活質量的影響。當代中國所受的“國際風格”的影響在參評的項目中相當普遍。這些項目彰顯著權力和經濟增長，但卻不得其所、尺度失宜、遠離生活。這些昨日的建筑策略和技術并不與我們這一代所肩負的責任以及當前的生活、工作、飲食和旅行方式相符。

同時，我也驚喜地發現眾多項目在處理城市景觀、場地背景、周邊社區和市民生活等問題上的創新。那些項目展現了廣泛的適應當地氣候、文化和挑戰的新策略。它們不僅僅停留在概念層面，而是得以落地實施投入使用。獲獎的項目展現了切實有效的策略，改善了全體市民的生活、而不只是富有或幸運的人的生活，同時也節約了我們的資源，并將其巧妙地應用于中國的城市景觀。

這是思考方式的轉變，也是當代中國建筑的復興。當前的世界趨勢正向可持續的、包容的和碳平衡的方向發展?！妒澜缃ㄖ吠ㄟ^WA中國建筑獎正合理且及時地將這些中國的項目呈現給世界。我將繼續支持并祝愿清華大學建筑學院更進一步，為讓世界成為更好的居所而繼續努力。

支文軍

WA建筑成就獎、WA社會公平獎評委

同濟大學建筑與城市規劃學院教授，《時代建筑》雜志主編

又一次有幸參加WA社會公平獎和WA建筑成就獎兩個獎項的評選，感慨是很多的。這次參評WA社會公平獎約60%的內容是有關鄉村建設，說明近年來鄉村振興的國家戰略極大推動了城鄉互動與鄉村的多元發展，建筑師等專業人員給予了積極的響應。WA建筑成就獎應該是WA中國建筑獎中分量最重的一個，參評評委也最多，但由于多方原因，參評數量與其他獎項相比較少，參評項目之間的水平反差也較大，造成了評選的難度。建議在以后的評審程序和規則上可以有適當的完善調整。此外，面對40多個有效參評項目，要在短時間內通過少量圖片和文字來選秀是困難的，特別是沒有現場參觀過的項目。我對項目評判的自信更多來自對項目的親身體驗。

3 WA社會公平獎評審會/WA Social Equality Award jury meeting

周愷

WA設計實驗獎評委

天津華匯工程建筑設計有限公司總建筑師，天津大學建筑學院教授

2018年是我第三次參評WA中國建筑獎，深感這幾次設計作品的整體水平明顯逐步提高。WA中國建筑獎的分類精準而合理，專業性強，具有公平、開放、包容、嚴謹的特點，在國內建筑獎中獨樹一幟。今年報名參賽的建筑師非常踴躍，我參評的WA設計實驗獎一類就有100多個項目，有很多大膽嘗試、勇于探索的實驗性作品，令人耳目一新。我認為WA設計實驗獎的設立意義重大，它能鼓勵建筑師們去拓展思維、更新理念，實現真正源于內在的創新。這次評審的效率很高，評委們認真負責、自由討論，僅用了一天時間就將300多個項目全部評完。感覺WA中國建筑獎的評選機制等都在日趨成熟，知名度和影響力也越來越大，日后勢必會成為中國當代建筑發展的風向標。

周榕

WA城市貢獻獎評委

清華大學建筑學院副教授

WA城市貢獻獎是本次WA中國建筑獎所有組別中競爭最激烈的一個獎項，參評項目之多居所有組別之冠。盡管如此，評審過程卻相對順利，4位評委對最后入圍作品沒有太大爭議。其中很重要的原因在于，占相當比例的參評作品未能正確理解“城市貢獻獎”的內涵，在參評文件中幾乎沒有展示作品在哪些方面對城市產生了積極的影響和貢獻，甚至在展板中都沒有標明作品與城市關系的基本圖示，因此雖然不少作品在單體設計形式上頗具匠心，但在第一輪評審中就不得不遺憾出局。特別值得一提的是，本屆WA城市貢獻獎最后獲獎作品的質量較往屆有明顯提升，位居前列的獲獎作品精彩各異，殊難取舍，最后獲獎實至名歸。

莊惟敏

WA居住貢獻獎評委

清華大學建筑學院院長、教授，清華大學建筑設計研究院院長、總建筑師

居住建筑是供人們日常居住生活使用的建筑物?！熬诱哂衅湮荨?，人的居住行為正如海德格爾所說，應當追求“詩意棲居”的境界?！皸印睘楣δ芤饬x，而“詩意”則為精神需求。它不僅需要滿足人們的居住功能，更是人們在棲居中尋求精神慰藉和寄托的歸宿。今天我們看待精神需求的則更愿意將其拓展到與歷史遺產、社會關系、安養等當代生活事相相關的層面，這正是此次評審的關鍵點。

CHANG Qing

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA Design Experiment Award

Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences;Professor, College of Architecture and Urban Planning,Tongji University

The question of what constitutes "experimentation"architectural design has never had a definitive answer. All good design must also include an element of creativity, and creativity necessitates something new and unprecedented, meaning that good design must, in some respect, contain"experimental" elements or functions. In this regard, WA Design Experiment Award presented a significant challenge for the jury when they assessed the characteristics and quality of the works submitted for consideration. As such, several judges paid special attention to the "experimental"nature of shortlisted works when conducting their deliberations for this award.

"Changzhou Cotton Lab Urban Lounge", the winner of the award, is located in a large factory warehouse. It uses wood and metal materials,respectively, to form two beautifully-constructed spaces of appropriate scale with reversible triangular roofs - these are called "House in House" spaces; the original warehouse space forms the "skin", which clearly expresses the creative use of new and old materials.

The three highly commended projects are each eye-catching in their own way. The concept behind"In Bamboo" allows people to observe the connection between avant-garde digital construction and local landscapes. "Lightweight Modular Housing Prototype" has made clear contributions to expansion and innovation in terms of sustainable research and the development of the housing industry. Exploration of communal space of "Macha Village Centre" in traditional villages contributes notable value for the concept of both space and society.

All these award-winning works demonstrate the characteristics and qualities of "design experimentation" to differing degrees, even if the concept of "experimentation" itself needs more precise definition.

4 WA技術進步獎評審會/WA Technological Innovation Award jury meeting

CUI Kai

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA Social Equality Award

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering;Honorary President, Chief Architect, China Architecture Design & Research Group

WA Social Equality Award is a special category of architectural award among the WAACA. It not only requires that a product demonstrate high design quality and creativity, but also that the designer demonstrates a sense of social responsibility and goodwill towards vulnerable groups. We hope that such works can help us understand the social attitudes and values of their creators. This year's entries were extremely competitive; they came primarily from rural areas, and used minimally invasive models,local construction strategies, and local resident participation processes, thereby achieving a good degree of consensus. To some extent,designers seemed to be at a loss regarding urban renewal in narrow alleyways and were only able to use temporary public furniture to express the connection shared by the community. In fact,the purpose of awarding prizes is to attract the attention of members of the architecture industry,and to promote the development of related design fields. As a result, the "common" quality of rural architectural works has improved. While the difficulty and problems facing urban renewal and urban resident living spaces are more challenging and still warrant the attention of members of the industry. We are looking forward to next year's entries for WA Social Equity Award.

HU Yue

Jury member of WA City Regeneration Award

Chief Architect, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design; Professor, School of Architecture, Central Academy of Fine Arts

This award is difficult to judge. The judging requirements for WA City Regeneration Award have already exceeded the valuation system of traditional architectural studies, forcing us to ask the question:how shall we judge? This depends on whether the jury is able to look beyond professional boundaries and re-examine contemporary Chinese architecture from a social perspective. Needless to say, many entrants did not carefully consider this complicated theme, although the challenge was more crucial for the jury. Obviously, what would be considered a good building by traditional architectural standards can no longer satisfy the requirements of an "urban contribution"? If a building has considerable value from a sociological perspective, how can we judge the role of the architect? Can we make accurate judgments based solely on photos and short descriptions? It is evident that, as a judge, it is impossible to properly judge these complex issues in such a short period. Therefore, I am restricted to making personal judgments on the design based on the type of project and traditional architectural aesthetic principles. I think that a building that serves the wider general public more broadly and follows aesthetic principles will attract greater admiration from the people.

HUANG Juzheng

Jury member of WA Housing Award

Executive Editor-in-Chief, Architectural Journal

The number of projects entered for the WA Housing Award in 2018 is similar to that of 2016. As in previous years, it is regrettable that there are not many excellent works that succeed in exploring the use of residence clusters that improve the quality of living spaces in high-density cities. As a result of the attention paid to issues of rural rejuvenation in recent years, the number of projects related to rural construction in which architects participate has risen significantly, especially those involving rural tourism housing. Architects have explored methods such as environmental adaptability, the use of local materials, and excavation and reuse, and have tried to find an effective means of translating local architecture into the language of modern architecture. In addition, in the new era of Chinese architecture, large-scale urban development models have gradually declined in popularity. In contrast,other projects have become increasingly important,such as those that apply urban micro-renewal, or in which architects develop existing buildings under the premise of preserving historical texture, thereby improving the quality of life for neighbourhood residents and the quality of urban public spaces.These are not only of important social and cultural value, but also deserve to be studied and explored by contemporary architects with regard to their architectural typology.

LI Xinggang

Jury member of WA Technological Innovation Award

Deputy Chief Architect, China Architectural Design and Research Institute

It is lamentable that the number of entrants for WA Technological Innovation Award is much lower than for other awards ahich reminds that architects should increase their level of attention and effort related to architectural technology.Besides, based on the submitted works, and especially those that are award-winning, we sense that the progress of modern Chinese architectural technology is currently shifting from "traditional"architectural composition, spatial construction,poetic architecture, and digital construction to standardized design, assembly construction, and green, energy saving integrations. In one regard,this reflects the major influence and impetus of national strategy and policy incentives. We hope that architects can adapt to trends without relaxing their requirements related to "timeless" architectural ontological progress. As demonstrated by the awardwinning works in WA Technological Innovation Award: a poetic approach to resisting gravity is perfectly integrated with usage requirements and is maximally open to the city as a new public space.

LIN Borong

Jury member of WA Technological Innovation Award

Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua UniversityThis is the first time that I have participated in judging WA Technological Innovation Award for 2018 WAACA. I have perceived China's recent innovative architectural works from the perspective of an architectural technology professional, and have noticed the following: Innovation-driven development has become a "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan National Strategy", concepts and technologies such as technological innovation (e.g. near-zero energy consumption, assembly methods, container construction, new materials and production methods, etc.), green development, the integration of nature, and pushing architectural limits have been well integrated into architectural works,and have been utilised in the civic service centres,electric vehicle charging stations, residences,culture and sports centres, rural construction,and architectural construction. In general, this round of entrants demonstrate very high levels of craftsmanship, especially regarding their fine nodes and delicate processing. Remarks on the Song Lyric and the Human Condition by Wang Guowei mention the "three realms" and express hope that architectural technology will similarly support architectural works, to eventually become a source of Chinese architectural creation in the new era and an expression of refined construction.

5 WA城市貢獻獎評審會/WA City Regeneration Award jury meeting

LIU Xiaodu

Jury member of WA Housing Award

Co-founder and Principal Architect, URBANUS

I am honoured to serve once again on the jury of 2018 WA Housing Award. I am pleased to note that this year's entrants have generally improved in both quantity and quality - I know that this statement may sound like a pleasantry, but it is true. It is also true that among all the award categories, the fewest entries were submitted for the housing category. This starkly contrasts to the massive number of residential construction projects in China. This reveals the fact that the vast majority of residential products lack the proper conditions for architectural creation, or that architects lack an awareness of or enthusiasm for the creation of residential buildings. Reflecting upon the large number of classic modernist works throughout history, residential buildings account for a fairly high proportion of these. The most influential aspect of people's life today is their living environment. Many good ideas were explored in this year's prize-winning works; from the concept of the poetic dwelling to elderly care,and from high-density urban communities to future living models. I hope that the WAACA will continue to present the Housing Award to continue encouraging the never-ending improvements in residential building design.

NI Yang

Jury member of WA Technological Innovation Award Vice President, Deputy Chief Architect, Architectural Design and Research Institute of South China University of Technology

This year was my first time participating in WAACA. Compared to my past experience, the appraisal felt completely different. WAACA has strong value orientation compared to the usual appraisal based on the "eight-character policy" for architecture: the City Regeneration Award, Social Equality Award, and Technological Innovation Award, etc. This value orientation also lays a new tone for appraisal. This is a substantial change,which feels like a breath of fresh air.

In this appraisal, I was assigned to WA Technological Innovation Awarel. In the beginning,I was also entangled in the understanding of technological innovation: Is it the value of progress of building technology itself, or the value of space experience brought about by appropriate technology?The final winner of the award - Hangzhou Inventronics Electric Vehicle Charging Station - gave a good answer. In a crowded city, the charging station was designed with a strategy of a complete spring layer. The roof is cantilevered for 20 metres and is as thin as a piece of paper, expressing the ultimate pursuit of architectural technology. Simultaneously,its huge cantilever also solves the demand for charging space for vehicles with two different sizes. This design of tackling complicated problems easily reflects the transparency and openness of the Internet era and is also an active response to urban space. In this case,the designer has dramatically improved the value of architectural technology and the value of the space experience brought by the technology.

Boris Schade-Bünsow

Jury member of WA Achievement Reward and WA Design Experiment Reward

Chief Editor, Bauwelt

The winning pieces from 2018 WAACA show impressively how well the more independent architects in China transfer their own attitudes and their own styles to their buildings. The quality of the work submitted in the different categories shows the architectural and city planning expertise, as well as the ability to use modern technical building equipment holistically in terms of sustainability and energy saving. The use of digital tools is also exemplary: They were not only used to plan and implement projects, but also as digital instruments to enhance the creative design options. This is visible in the architecture.

Two things impressed me in particular. Firstly, a distinctly pioneering and optimistic architectural style has emerged, but it is currently being implemented solely in a rural context. This will soon change. I am convinced that this style, with plain materials such as wood, concrete, glass and steel, and recognisable structures, will soon be visible on a large scale in exemplary pieces of architecture in the cities and metropolises. With great success and much international acclaim, such examples have already been displayed, at the Biennale Architettura in Venice in 2018.

Secondly, the excellent idea of the "Achievement Award" shows the sincerity and dedication with which buildings should be judged - not only on the day of opening, but across their entire lifetimes. All buildings should face this judgement, but quality over a longer time frame is something which is assessed far too rarely.

Both of these aspects are examples that reach far beyond the Chinese borders. They have the ability to be models for other dedicated and responsible architects and city planners all over the world.

6 WA居住貢獻獎評審會/WA Housing Award jury meeting

SHI Weiliang

Jury member of WA Architectural Achievement Award and WA Housing Award

Chief Planner, Beijing Municipal Plan and Land and Resources Management Committee; Director, Beijing Urban Planning and Design Research Institute

This is my first year participating in WAACA as a judge, and the review process was a learning experience for me. During the award process,I witnessed excellent architectural practices that aimed at adapting to transformation and development. These works embody respect for and the carrying forward of local culture, the pursuit of human values, and an exploration of technological innovation. My professional background allows me to evaluate architectural design from the perspective of urban and rural planning. Many award-winning works demonstrated unique features that allowed them to integrate with their surrounding environment, which not only improves the spatial quality, but also plays an important role in shaping the spirit of a space and extending urban memory. As urban development shifts from expansion through new construction to stock renewal, architects' focus has shifted from designing new buildings to renovating old buildings. The organic renewal of cities can achieve the continuous improvement of the built-up environment; this not only improves the image of a city; more importantly,it improves its function and environment to satisfy the needs of its residents. This creates a more meaningful quality of life and a more pleasant spatial experience.

WANG Jianguo

Jury member of WA Achievement Reward and WA Technological Innovation Reward

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor, School of Architecture,Southeast University

Throughout the long history of architectural development, the technological progress demonstrated by building materials, construction,structure, and production technologies has been the continued driving force behind architectural evolution and functional improvement. WA Technological Innovation Award hosted by World Architecture magazine emphasises architectural works that use innovative technological and advanced methods to realise the architectural technological progress, while also achieving functional, spatial, and environmental harmony. This year's award-winning work demonstrates distinct diversity: the judges award the winner prize to the Hangzhou Inventronics Electric Vehicle Charging Station, which demonstrates the significance of the era of ecological civility. The building is light and fully functional and illustrates the demand and effort that the architects put towards demonstrating the scalar limits of lightweight cantilever structures; this work demonstrates the meaning and value of technological progress. The two highly commended projects were awarded to two works with architectural typology significance.The temporary office area for Enterprise at"Xiong'an Civic Service Centre" was prefabricated and assembled onsite from shipping containers; it reflects the "Long-Plan" of integrating green, lowcarbon, energy-saving techniques. Other shortlisted projects also demonstrated the impact of technological development on architectural design and final environmental development from different perspectives, including large sports centres, community buildings, and small mobile installations. In the future, we hope that this award will attract greater attention to the combination of technological advancement and large-scale complexfunction structure design, and fully demonstrate the social impact of technological progress on living environments, as well as the functional benefits derived from building design.

WANG Lu

Jury member of WA Design Experiment Award

Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua UniversityThis year's WA Design Experiment Award is the most difficult award category to judge. There were more than 100 entries this year with a broad distribution. The types of projects submitted for consideration were also diverse and included a variety of sizes and scales, in addition to many renovations and expansions of existing buildings.Entrants included all varieties of urban and rural construction, which were generally of good quality and completeness; as such, many excellent works were not short-listed. The judges agreed that the quality of architectural works in China has improved continuously over recent years, and that participants recognise and support the WAACA constantly.

WU Jiang

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA City Regeneration Award

Executive Vice President, Tongji University;Academician of the French Academy of Architectural Science

As the chairman of WA City Regeneration Award jury and a jury for the WA the Achievement Award, I was moved by this year's review process in 2018. The level of enthusiasm of the participating architects and the overall quality of the work are impressive.WA City Regeneration Award entries that I judged included large-scale urban renewal projects and smallscale touch-up projects, but all entries demonstrated a general concern of the Chinese architectural community towards urban issues, demonstrating that an increasing number of architects are paying more attention to the public and social responsibilities of cities when dealing with urban spatial relations.They more often view their work as an integral part of cities and try to make their projects work for them in terms of function, scale, and space, rather than pursuing an independent commemorative effect.For an extended period of time, this has been one of the most lacking values in China's building industry.Among the several award-winning works for 2018 WA Achievement Award, this sense of responsibility was stronger than the sense of commemoration, and the works demonstrated a greater sense of commonality than self-importance, even in structures serving a commemorative function. Perhaps this represents a trend of Chinese architectural design theories and a progressive significance!

HSIA Chujoe

Jury member of WA Social Equality Award

Professor Emeritus, Graduate Institute of Building &Planning, Taiwan University; Professor, Architecture Internationalisation Demonstration School of Southeast University; Tong Jun Chair Professor,Southeast University

In the face of the impulsive pace of modernity,conservation design in villages can be seen as actions of practice aimed at resisting modern destruction. Integrated conservation is the key to the protection and reuse of traditional villages,meaning that living conditions are conserved. The vitality of a village is related to the role of the local economic dynamism and the organisation of society;It is a manifestation of these factors materially supporting physical restoration and the symbolic expression of the cultural form of space. This is the process of giving villages new meaning through community participation in addition to being a way for professionals to demonstrate equality towards society through design, the provision of technical support, and supporting the vitalization of traditional villages.

XIU Long

Jury member of WA Achievement Award

President, the Architectural Society of China;Chairman, China Construction Technology Co., Ltd.

Once again, I was lucky enough to participate in the appraisal of the WA Achievement Award. With so many outstanding architectural works, paying attention to their engraved historical memories,listening to the cultural stories they tell, and feeling the rich polymorphism of Chinese architectural creation was very exciting and inspiring.

WA Achievement Award recognises classic projects that have stood the test of time and showcase the long-lasting value of architecture.Each award-winning project is a reflection of the overall architectural creation that combines "high standard positioning, precise planning, forwardlooking architectural design, local architectural heritage, and architectural space allowing for growth". The appraisal criteria are highly consistent with the guidelines of "suitable, economic, green and beautiful" for architecture in this new era.

Implementing the construction policy for the new era is an important way to achieve highquality green development in the new era of the construction industry. Since its establishment in 2002, the WAACA have become one of the architectural awards that have attracted the most attention in the country and have a certain international influence. The awards have played an increasingly important role in promoting the implementation of construction policies for the new era. It is beneficial to promote the return of Chinese architectural creation to the essence of architecture,to meet the requirements of the times, and to implement new ideas to achieve new functions.Thanks to the WAACA for the active efforts to prosper Chinese architectural creation. I believe and expect that the WAACA will become increasingly better.

Ishtiaque Zahir

Jury member of WA City Regeneration Award

Hon. FAIA; Founder, Architect and Urban Designer,Vitti, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thank World Architecture magazine and Prof. ZHANG Li for inviting me to the jury of 2018 WAACA. Despite the language barrier, a new network of Chinese professionals, researchers,academicians and students were wide-open to me.Interacting with the jury members was something special and enchanting.

There were more than a hundred projects in WA City Regeneration Award category. The projects were in diverse variety. The jury was impersonal to value the projects those had the impact on the quality of life of the people living in the dense urban fabric of present day Chinese cities. The pre-conceived connotation of "international style" in contemporary China were popular in submission. Those were authoritarian and expressed economic growth but were out of place, out of scale and out of life. These architectural solutions and techniques of yesterday, as well as current modes of living, working, eating and travelling, is not compatible with the task that befalls our generations.

Meanwhile, I am very much overwhelmed to find a significant number of projects were very much innovative in the approach to address the urban landscape, the site setting, the surrounding community and people's life. Those projects portrayed a broad range of new solutions, each adapted to local climate, culture and challenges.Those are not just ideas, but on the ground,implemented and in use. The awarded projects are effective solutions that improve all lives, not only the lives of the wealthy or fortunate, while conserving our resources and using them wisely in the Chinese urban landscape.

This is a paradigm shift and a renaissance of contemporary Chinese architecture. The current trend of the world is towards sustainable, inclusive and carbon neutral development. World Architecture in a rightfully and timely manner showcases these projects to the world by WAACA. I extend my continued support and good wishes for Architecture School of Tsinghua University to take it forward and thus contribute to make the world a better place for living.

ZHI Wenjun

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA Social Equality Award

Professor, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University; Chief Editor, Time Architecture

I am again fortunate enough to participate in judging WA Social Equality Award and WA Achievement Award. The judging of these two awards is characterised by many deep emotions.About 60% of WA Social Equality Award entries were related to rural construction. This demonstrates that the recent national strategy of rural revitalisation has greatly promoted rural development and the interaction between urban and rural areas, to which architects and other professionals have responded positively. WA Achievement Award is probably the most important of WAACA and has the largest jury.However, there are fewer entrants for this award compared with other awards for a variety of reasons,and the contrast between the projects is more significant, making it more difficult to judge. We suggest the realisation of appropriate adjustments for future judging procedures and regulations. In addition, in the face of more than 40 valid entries, it is a challenge to review a small number of text and images in a short period of time, especially for works that have not been visited in person. My confidence in project evaluation was derived from experiencing projects in person.

ZHOU Kai

Jury member of WA Design Experiment Award

Chief Architect, Tianjin Huahui Engineering Architectural Design Co., Ltd.; Professor, School of Architecture, Tianjin University

This year is my third time judging the World Architecture Awards for Chinese Architecture(WAACA), and I strongly feel that the overall quality of the design works has gradually increased over that period of time. WAACA categories are clear and reasonable, highly specialized, and have fair, open, inclusive, and rigorous characteristics.Compared to other architecture awards in China,they are unique. The architects who participated in this year's awards were extremely enthusiastic,and WA Design Experiment Award that I judged this year had more than 100 entrants, many of which were extremely innovative works that were boldly experimental. I think that WA Design Experiment Award's establishment is extremely significant as it encourages architects to expand their thinking, update their ideas, and achieve true innovation. The judging efficiency was very high this year, and the jury was very serious about its responsibility. The jury held free discussions and evaluated more than three hundred projects in only one day. My sense is that the judging mechanisms of the WAACA are continuously maturing, and that the awards are increasingly famous and influential. In the future, they will become a benchmark for the development of contemporary Chinese architecture.

ZHOU Rong

Jury member of WA City Regeneration Award

Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

WA City Regeneration Award was the most competitive award of the WAACA, and the number of entries was the highest among all categories.Even so, the appraisal process was relatively smooth,and the four judges almost unanimously agreed on the finalists. One of the principal reasons is that a considerable proportion of the participating works failed to understand the connotation of the"City Regeneration" correctly. In the documents submitted for appraisal, there was hardly any indication of the aspects in which the work had positively influenced and contributed to the city.Even in the display board, there was no basic diagram indicating the relationship between the work and the city. Therefore, although many works were quite ingenious in their monomer design, they were unfortunately eliminated in the first round of appraisal. It is particularly worth mentioning that the quality of the final award-winning works of 2018 City Regeneration Award were significantly better than previous years' works. Although the top awardwinning works were splendid and diverse, which made choosing a winner difficult, the final award winners truly deserved the honour.

ZHUANG Weimin

Jury member of WA Housing Award

Dean, Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University; Director, Chief Architect, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University

A residential building is a building that people use in their daily lives. "Anyone who needs to settle down should be given a domicile", and people's living behaviour, as Heidegger said, should be the pursuit of the "poetic dwelling"; here, "dwelling"is functional in meaning, while "poetic" refers to spiritual necessity. A poetic dwelling must not only satisfy people's living functions, but also serve as a destination where people can seek spiritual comfort and sustenance. In today's world, we consider spiritual needs and are willing to expand these needs to include aspects such as historical artefacts,social relationships, hospice, and other issues of modern life; these are the keys to this year's judging process.