Beautified China – des architectures minimalistes chinoises par Kris Provoost

Le photographe de Shangai Kris Provoost a réalisé des séries de clichés d’architectures minimalistes chinoises intitulées Beautified China I et II.

Des batiments modernes de l’Empire du Milieu aux formes et aux couleurs variées qui témoignent de l’évolution du pays et du renouveau de son patrimoine architectural, loin de son historique grande muraille.

Shape, colour and patterns, the elements every architect has to deal with daily, take the foreground in this photoseries. The 20 photographs show strong contrasts between forms and shapes, but perhaps even more between different cities. Can we dissect different styles suitable for particular cities? Structures jump out because of a strong use of colour (Guotai Arts Center) , its fluid shapes (Harbin Grand Theater) , its symbolism (Gate to the East) or its resemblance (Fake Hills). Each design has particular factors that defines its language and allows you to create memories with the building.Each building is taken out of context, all that’s left is it pure shape. This allows me, as an architect, to study and better understand the design that make the building the way it is. Beautified China is an ongoing process, a collection and a status update of China’s architecture. Beautified China for me, encapsulates my career both as an architect and photographer

Certaines pourraient probablement être des compléments à ces 22 raisons de visiter la Chine…

Après Monolicious II par Sebastian Weiss, voici quelques unes des architectures minimalistes chinoises mises en images par Kris Provoost issues de Beautified China II:
(plus d’informations et de ses clichés sur la page behance du photographe ici)

Tour de Canton / Architecte: Information Based / Guangzhou

Hongkou SOHO / Architecte: Kengo Kuma / Shanghai

Grand Theatre de Harbin / Architecte: MAD Architects / Harbin

3 Cubes / Architecte: GMP Architekten / Shanghai

Guotai Arts Center / Architecte: China Architecture / Chongqing

Grand Theatre de Chongqing / Architecte: GMP Architekten / Chongqing

Grand Theatre de Nanning / Architecte: GMP Architekten / Nanning

Sliced Porosity Block / Architecte: Steven Holl Architects / Chengdu

centre national aquatique / Architecte: PTW Architects / Pékin

Fake Hills / Architecte: MAD Architects / Beihai

Tianjin Exploratorium / Architecte: Bernard Tschumi / Tianjin

Guangdong Museum / Architecte: Rocco Design / Guangzhou

Xinzhou Mansion / Architecte: GMP Architekten / Shanghai

Ningbo Gateway / Architecte: RSH+P / Ningbo

Theatre Xiqu / Architecte: Bing Tom / Hong Kong

Sky SOHO / Architecte: Zaha Hadid Architects / Shanghai

Musée d’histoire naturelle / Architecte: Perkins + Will / Shanghai

La porte de l’est / Architecte: RMJM / Suzhou

musée d’art moderne / Architecte: Atelier Deshaus / Shanghai

Hongqiao Flower / Architecte: MVRDV / Shanghai

toutes les images: crédits Kris Provoost