[Q&A] China’s building boom has been dominated by soaring glass skyscrapers and contemporary designs inspired by the West. Wang Shu questions the wisdom of this approach.

Wang Shu
Pritzker Prize-winning architect; Dean, School of Architecture of the China Academy of Art.
Wang Shu is an architect, the dean of the School of Architecture of the China Academy of Art and founder of Amateur Architecture Studio in China. He is the first Chinese citizen to win the [Pritzker Prize](http://www.pritzkerprize.com/) - the world's top prize in architecture.
Building on Tradition
By Wang Shu,
Pritzker Prize-winning architect; Dean, School of Architecture of the China Academy of Art.



