Background Approved and supported by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, the 1 st Architectural Biennial Beijing (ABB2004) will be held from September 20 th to October 6 th in Beijing , China . It is the first great serial exhibition of architectural culture and building industry and it is the largest architecture show and architectural theme activities in the Chinese history. The aim of ABB2004 is to show the architectural creation, advanced technology and new building materials, to build up a platform for sharing the latest information and a bridge for cooperation between the Chinese professionals with colleagues abroad. ABB2004 mainly composed of 3 parts: exhibition, forum and architectural theme park. Namely the exhibitions and forums on the Works of International Eminent Architects, works of Students, cities and Towns planning, community Culture, interior design, public spaces and urban Environment, new building materials and technology, peak forums on architecture and culture, and the planning of the international architectural theme park. The tours to the excellent communities of housing building and modern building in Beijing for the participants will be organized and that will give visitors a better understanding of the development of building industry in Beijing . In the past two decades China has been regarded as the largest construction site for the fast development of building industry and the largest number of new buildings going up. Especially after China became a member of WTO and Beijing became the host of the world Olympic Game in 2008, China confronts a high tide of construction boom. Many “focal pointed projects in Beijing ” will be discussed at forums, such as the State Stadium and Swimming Hall ( for world Olympic Game 2008), State Theater, CCTV Tower etc. All these projects are called “century Focal Point Projects” and are attractive to the professional in the world. The ABB2004 will put much emphasis on these projects; warm debate will be stressed on these topics. ABB 2004 is an Architectural Festival and Big Gathering for architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, urban planners, students and teachers from school of architecture, estate developers, contractors, manufacturers and decision makers from governmental sectors from different parts of the world. About 10,000 people will attend the forums and 2,000,000 visitors will be involved in ABB2004 events. It is a chance to meet professionals from different disciplines and to learn the new concepts, creations, technology and latest development in architecture. You may also find the new partner for professional cooperation or the potential market for future development. Three Social Cultural Background 1. Architectural industry of China with a high developing speed is the largest and the most valuable one in the world. It goes into the shunt period from focusing on the quantity to on the art of quality. The creative and passionate Chinese architects subtly realizes that it is the time that world-class, modern classical architecture emerging from China . The great and elites-gathering structure of the Chinese architectural industry is quite qualified with having discourse with international architectural culture. A platform is called for expressing ourselves and displaying the advanced concepts, models, cases, technique and new materials. ABB2004 with the theme Infinite is such a platform, responding to society and history, relying on Chinese government and architectural markets of China , calling up architectural treasure assembled in Beijing and representing an artistic trend. 2. The 55 th national day will come in 1 st October 2004 . it will be close to the dress parade of 10 years and be better than the usual sightseeing ceremony. The rich and colorful forms and contents are needed to create a festival atmosphere. From 20 th September to 6 th October ABB2004 will participate in congratulating activities by holding the Public Spaces and Urban Environment in Tiananmen Square from an artistic view. 3. It is the moment to propagandize the Beijing Olympic Games in large scale. Athens Olympic Game will be the past in September 2004 and Beijing will be focused by media according to the convention. The international theme cultural activities usually get the eyeballs of the world. Organizers:
Item List of ABB2004
ABB2004 Tours:
ABB2004 Hotel Reservation: About 10 hotels (3-5 star) will be selected as the official hotels at a lower price as a privilege to registered participants. Detail information will be published at ABB2004 wetsite soon.
For more information please contact: ABB2004 Secretariat |
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