Building for the Public. ABB2010 will focus on social justice, advocating the combine of social environment friendly and oriented economy.
Reflected in the architectural culture, social justice is to care for urban and rural residents and vulnerable groups, and fairly narrow the gap of the living and working environment between rich and poor in planning, design and construction.
After the first Architectural Biennial Beijing were co-sponsored by PRC Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Culture in 2004, the 4th Architectural Biennial Beijing (ABB2010) will be held on October 15~ October 20, 2010 in Beijing.
The theme, ’Machinic Processes’, refers not only to new digital fabrication processes, such as CNC milling and 3-D printing, but also to the innovative use of new parametric and algorithmic design techniques. Since 2004 the adoption of these techniques in China has been rapid. The design of buildings such as the Birds Nest stadium would not have been feasible without the use of new parametric modeling techniques and Building Information Modeling software. Meanwhile, although the construction industry in China has relied heavily on manual labor in the past, digital fabrication technologies are beginning to play an increasingly important role in the construction of buildings throughout China, and are set to play an even more significant role in the future.......
