Li Xiaodong

Based at Tsinghua University in Beijing, architect Li Xiaodong believes in striving for “the highest order of the human environment”. His working process aims as little as possible to follow an architectural style, which “limits the potential to be unique and creative”, and adopts a careful consideration of context and culture instead. Pictured is his completed Liyuan Library project found in the small village of Huairou (on the outskirts of Beijing).

