评委感言

（以姓氏拼音排序/In alphabetical order）

常青

WA建筑成就奖、WA设计实验奖评委

中国科学院院士，同济大学建筑与城市规划学院教授

对建筑设计而言，究竟什么是“实验性”，历来莫衷一是。因为但凡好的设计，就必得有所创意，而创意就必得出新，为前所未为，因此，好的设计必在某方面含有“实验”的意味和作为。这样看来，WA设计实验奖对评委判定作品属性和水平的工作极具挑战性。因此本次参加该奖项的评审的几位评委格外留意于那些入围作品的“实验性”究竟何在。

获优胜奖的“常州棉仓城市客厅”位于一座巨构的厂房仓库中，以木头和金属两种材质分别搭建了两个尺度适宜、建构精美的可逆性三角顶空间——“屋中屋”，原来的旧仓库空间界面则成了既有的“表皮”，清晰地表达了寓新于旧的创意。3个佳作奖也各有千秋，引人注目：“竹里”的意境，让人看到了前卫的数字建造与风土地景关联的可能性；“转型模块居住产品原型开发”，显然对住宅产业的可持续研发做出了拓展性和创新性贡献；“马岔村民活动中心”对传统村落交往空间的探索，特别具有空间和社会的双重价值。

所有这些获奖作品都不同程度地体现了“设计实验”的属性和水平，尽管“实验性”本身尚需要更清晰地界定。

崔愷

WA建筑成就奖、WA社会公平奖评委

中国工程院院士，中国建筑设计研究院有限公司总建筑师、名誉院长

WA社会公平奖是WA建筑奖中比较特别的类型，它不仅要求作品有较高的设计质量和创意，更要求设计者有社会责任感和对弱势群体的善意，甚至我们也希望通过作品了解到作者的社会态度和价值观。2018年的参赛作品主要来自于乡建一线，微介入的模式、地方建构的策略、村民参与的过程几乎成为共识，难分高下。而面对旧城更新中的狭小巷道，设计师似乎有点儿下不去手，只能用有些临时性的公共家具、装置表达爱心。说实在，评奖的目的之一就是为了引发同行的关注，推动相关设计领域的发展。因此，相比乡建作品水平的“普遍”提高，城市修补、城市平民的生活空间难度更大、问题更多，亟待同行的关注。期待下一届WA社会公平奖的申报作品来自这里。

胡越

WA城市贡献奖评委

北京市建筑设计研究院有限公司总建筑师，中央美术学院建筑学院教授

这是一次具有挑战性的评审。WA城市贡献奖的评判标准已经超越了传统建筑学的价值判断体系。我们如何来评判？评委是否能够跳出专业的藩篱，用社会的视角重新审视当代中国建筑？毋庸讳言，在诸多的参赛作品中，参赛者并没有仔细审视这一复杂的主题，对于评委来说，挑战则更为严峻。显然，一座在传统建筑学意义上的好建筑，已不足以应对人们对所谓“城市贡献”的拷问。如果在社会学的层面上某建筑有相当的价值，那么我们如何判断建筑师在其中的作用？我们是否能仅仅靠照片和简短的说明做出准确的判断？至少，作为评委，我无法在很短的时间里对这些复杂的问题做出合适的判断。因此我只能根据作品的类型和建筑学的形式美原则对设计作出个人的判断。我以为，一座更广泛的服务于普通市民的建筑、一座在形式美上更标致的建筑至少会令人们更喜欢它。

黄居正

WA居住贡献奖评委

《建筑学报》执行主编

2018年WA居住贡献奖的申报项目数量与2016年基本持平，关乎探索如何提升高密度城市中居住空间质量的集合住宅，却一如往年，优秀作品依然乏善可陈，颇感遗憾。由于近年乡村复兴议题颇受关注，建筑师参与乡建的项目明显增多，尤其是与乡村旅游相关的民宿居住类型，在注重环境适应性、在地性材料及工法的挖掘和再利用方面，建筑师做出了诸多的探索，试图寻找出乡土建筑语言向现代转译的有效途径。此外，随着中国城市发展进入了新的历史时期，大规模的城市开发模式逐渐式微，通过城市微更新的方式，在保存城市历史肌理的前提下，建筑师以设计的手段，开发利用存量建筑，提升所在街区居民的居住质量，改善城市公共空间的品质——这一类项目也日显重要。它们不仅有着重要的社会文化价值，而且就建筑类型学意义而言，也值得当代建筑师做认真的研究与探索。

李兴钢

WA技术进步奖评委

中国建筑设计研究院副总建筑师

参加本次WA中国建筑奖技术进步奖的评选，我有两点体会：其一，感叹申报技术进步奖的作品数量远低于其他奖项，建筑师对于建筑技术方面的关注度和努力度尚待提升；其二，由申报作品——特别是获奖作品而深切感到，当代中国建筑技术方面的进步正在由“传统”的建筑结构、空间营造、诗意建构甚至数字建造等方面向标准化设计、装配式建造、绿色节能集成等方面聚焦。一方面我感到了国家战略、政策鼓励的巨大影响和推动力，另一方面，我也希望建筑师们在顺应大势的同时，不要放松对“永不过时”的建筑本体性技术进步的追求，正如本届技术进步奖优胜奖作品所呈现出的：寻求抵抗重力的诗意形式，与使用需要完美结合，并作为新型公共空间最大限度地向城市开放。

1 WA建筑成就奖评审会/WA Achievement Award jury meeting

林波荣

WA技术进步奖评委

清华大学建筑学院教授

第一次参加WA中国建筑奖技术进步奖的评审，我从建筑技术工作者的角度全面了解了国内近几年的建筑创作作品，感受如下：创新驱动发展成为“十三五”国家战略，技术创新（如近零能耗、装配式、集装箱、新型材料与构造等）、绿色发展、融合自然、追求极限等理念和技术与建筑创作得到了很好的集成，在市民服务中心、电动汽车充电站、住宅、体育文化办公场馆、乡村建筑和既有建筑改造中得到了全面应用。此外总体看，这批参评建筑作品体现了很高的工艺水平，尤其在精致的节点和精细的加工方面。王国维的人间词话提到“三重境界”，期待建筑技术对建筑创作的支持也相类似，最终成为新时代我国建筑创作的源泉和精致建造的表达。

刘晓都

WA居住贡献奖评委

都市实践创始合伙人、主持建筑师

很荣幸能够再次成为WA居住贡献奖评委。我很高兴地注意到，本届申奖作品无论是从数量上还是质量上都比上届有普遍提高——听上去似乎是官方语气，但这确是事实。另一个事实是，从整体报奖数量上说，居住类是较少的门类之一。这个显然与我们国家的居住建筑项目数量成巨大反差。这个事实说明：绝大多数的居住产品不具备建筑创作条件，或建筑师对于居住建筑类型的创作缺乏认识或热情。反观历史上许多现代主义的经典作品，居住建筑占了相当高的比例。居住环境是当今最影响人们生活品质的方面，本届报奖作品中有许多很好的想法和探索，从诗意的栖居到老年关怀，再到高密度都市社区，直至未来居住模式，都有佳作。我期望《世界建筑》能将WA居住贡献奖越办越好，以推动居住建筑设计的持续进步。

倪阳

WA技术进步奖评委

华南理工大学建筑设计研究院副院长、副总建筑师

这是我第一次参加WA中国建筑奖的评审。这次的评审让我对建筑奖的评审有了完全不一样的感觉。相对通常以建筑"八字方针"为基调的评审，WA建筑奖的每个奖项都有着强烈的价值取向：城市贡献奖、社会公平奖、技术进步奖等等。这种价值导向也奠定了一种新的评选调性，这是一种巨大的改变，感觉就如同呼吸了一口新鲜的空气。

在这次评选中，我被分到了技术进步奖评审组。开始，我还纠结于对“技术进步”的理解：是着重建筑进步本身的技术的价值，还是恰当技术所带来的空间体验的价值？最后选出的优胜奖“杭州英飞特电动汽车充电站”给出了很好的答案。在拥挤的城市里，充电站设计采用完全挑空的策略，屋面悬挑达20m且薄如纸片，表达了对建筑技术的一种极限追求, 同时其巨大的悬挑也很好地解决了两种不同尺寸的车辆对充电空间的需求。这一举重若轻的设计，反映出一种互联网时代的透明性和开放性，也是对城市空间的一种积极应对。在这个案例中，设计师很好地提升了建筑技术的自身价值和技术所带来的空间体验价值。

鲍里斯·沙德-宾索

WA建筑成就奖、WA设计实验奖评委《建筑世界》杂志主编

2018年的WA中国建筑奖获奖项目令人印象深刻，更多中国独立建筑师正将其态度和风格转化成为作品。所提交的各类别项目的质量展示出了其建筑设计和城市规划的专业素养，以及对可持续和节能领域的现代技术建筑设备的整体运用能力。对数字技术的利用也颇有代表性：它们不仅被用来设计和实施建筑项目，还作为数字仪器拓宽了设计创新的选择。这一点在建筑领域显而易见。

有两件事情给我留下了格外深刻的印象：第一，一种具有显著开创性和乐观的建筑风格已然出现，但目前仅在乡村语境下得到实践。这会马上有所改变。我相信这种以木材、混凝土、玻璃和钢材等朴素的材料和以可识别的结构所塑造的风格将很快以更大的尺度出现在典型的城市和都市建筑中。这样的例子已经在2018年威尼斯双年展中得到展现，并取得了巨大的成功和国际关注；第二，WA建筑成就奖的卓越理念表达着对建筑真诚而忠实的评价。这样的评价不应只存在于建成开放的那一天，而应贯穿建筑的整个生命周期。所有的建筑都应面对这样的评判，但是对建筑在更长的时间范围内的质量评判尚且罕见。这两点的意义都早已超越了中国的范畴，它们具有成为全世界其他奉献的、负责的建筑师和城市规划师的典范的可能。

施卫良

WA建筑成就奖、WA居住贡献奖评委

北京市规划和国土资源管理委员会总规划师，北京市城市规划设计研究院院长

我是第一次参加WA中国建筑奖的评审，评审的过程对我来说也是一次学习的过程。从这次的获奖方案中，我看到了优秀的建筑创作实践对转型发展的引领，它们体现着对本土文化的尊重与传承、对以人为本价值观的追求、对技术创新的探索。由于我个人的工作背景，我更注重从城乡规划角度来评价建筑设计，许多获奖作品在与环境融合上有着独到之处，不仅对空间品质提升起到促进作用，而且对塑造场所精神、延续城市记忆也有重要意义。当城市发展由增量扩张转为存量更新，建筑师的工作重点也在发生转变，由设计新建筑转向老旧建筑改造。城市的有机更新就是要实现建成环境的持续改善，这种改善不仅仅是外观与形象，更重要的是要从人的需求出发，实现功能与环境的提升，创造更有内涵的生活品质和更愉悦的空间感受。

2 WA设计实验奖评审会/WA Design Experiment Reward jury meeting

王建国

WA建筑成就奖、WA技术进步奖评委

中国工程院院士，东南大学建筑学院教授

在建筑发展历史长河中，由建筑材料、构造、结构及建造技术等所呈现的技术进步一直是建筑演进和性能迭代的持续动力。《世界建筑》主办的WA中国建筑奖技术进步奖，旨在关注那些努力通过创新性技术方法和带有某种极致追求的手段表达建筑技术进步所带来的建筑表现，并同时得体地实现了功能、空间和环境内洽的作品。本次竞赛获奖作品呈现出显著的多样性:评委会将优胜奖授予了体现生态文明时代内涵的“杭州英飞特电动汽车充电站”。该建筑体态轻盈、功能完备，较好表现了建筑师和结构设计师对轻型结构悬挑尺度极限的追求和努力，诠释了技术进步的内涵和价值。两个佳作奖的授予则具有建筑类型学意义：通过集装箱模块预制、组合和现场装配的“雄安市民服务中心企业临时办公区”建筑和反映绿色低碳节能综合和集成一体化的“长屋计划”。其他入围的项目也从不同侧面表达了技术发展给予的建筑设计以及最后环境营造的影响，规模则从大型体育建筑、社区类建筑到小型移动装置类建筑。从展望角度看，希望该奖项今后对具有复杂功能的大型建筑设计与技术进步的结合给予更多的关注，更加充分地表达技术进步对人居环境的社会影响和建筑设计所产生的功能效益提升。

王路

WA设计实验评委

清华大学建筑学院教授

本届WA设计实验奖的评审应属历届以来困难之首，参评项目100多份，分布广泛，参评项目的类型也多种多样，大小规模也不同，还有许多既有建筑的改扩建，涉及城乡建设的方方面面，大部分都有很好的品质和完成度，评委一致认为近些年我国的建筑创作的品质在不断提升，也感觉到参评者对WA中国建筑奖的认同和支持。

伍江

WA建筑成就奖、WA城市贡献奖评委

同济大学常务副校长，法国建筑科学院院士

作为2018年WA中国建筑奖城市贡献奖评委主席和WA建筑成就奖的评委，我对于这次评审感触颇深。这一次参评建筑师的踊跃程度和作品的普遍水准令人印象深刻。我所主持的WA城市贡献奖参评作品既有大尺度的城市成片更新项目，也有小型的微更新项目，但都显示出我国建筑界对于城市问题的普遍关注，表现出越来越多的建筑师越来越多地关注自己作品所应体现的城市公共责任和处理城市空间关系时的社会责任。他们更多地视自己的作品为城市的有机组成部分，力图使自己的作品在功能、尺度和空间上从属于城市而非追求自身的纪念性效果。这正是我国建筑界长期以来最缺乏的价值观之一。本届WA建筑成就奖的几个获奖作品中，不约而同地表现出这种责任感大于纪念感、普通感大于伟大感的特点，即便是以纪念性为功能的作品亦是如此。也许这正代表着中国当下建筑设计思想观念的趋势及其进步意义吧！

夏铸九

WA社会公平奖评委

台湾大学建筑与城乡研究所名誉教授，东南大学建筑国际化示范学院教授，东南大学童寯讲席教授

面对现代化的鲁莽步伐，村落的保护性设计可以视作对抗现代性破坏的实践行动。传统村落的保护与再利用的要害在于整合性保存，也就是活态保存。村落的生命活力与其经济的角色与社会的组织紧密相关，是它们在物质上支持了实质物理层次保存与空间文化形式的象征表现。这是经由社区参与赋予村落新意义的过程，也是专业者们经由设计，提供技术的支持、支持传统村落活化、朝向社会公平的表现吧。

修龙

WA建筑成就奖评委

中国建筑学会理事长，中国建设科技有限公司董事长

又一次有幸参加 WA建筑成就奖的评选，这么多优秀建筑作品，注目它们镌刻的历史记忆、聆听它们讲述的文化故事、感受着中国建筑创作的丰富多态，这一切令人激动和振奋。

WA建筑成就奖是表彰那些经历了相当的时间考验、彰显出建筑长久性价值的经典项目。每一个获奖项目都是将“高标准定位、精准策划、前瞻性建筑设计、当地建筑文化传承和可成长建筑空间”和谐统一起来的整体建筑创作体现，评选标准与“适用、经济、绿色、美观”的新时期建筑方针高度吻合。

贯彻落实新时期建筑方针是实现建筑业新时代高质量绿色发展的重要途径。WA中国建筑奖自2002年创立以来已成为国内最受关注的建筑奖项之一，并具有一定的国际影响力。评奖工作对贯彻落实新时期建筑方针产生了越来越大的推动作用，是促进中国建筑创作回归建筑本质、顺应时代要求、贯彻新理念、实现新作为的有益之举。感谢WA中国建筑奖为繁荣中国建筑创作做出的积极努力，相信并期待WA中国建筑奖越办越好。

伊什提亚克·扎希尔

WA城市贡献奖评委

美国建筑师协会荣誉成员，Vitti建筑事务所创始人、建筑师、城市设计师

感谢《世界建筑》和张利教授邀请我参加WA中国建筑奖评审。尽管有语言障碍，中国职业建筑师、研究人员、教授和学生们的全新世界仍对我敞开大门；与评审会成员们的互动和交流既特别又有趣。

在城市贡献奖的类别下有100余个类型多样的项目。评审会客观评价了项目对居住在当今中国密集城市肌理中的人们的生活质量的影响。当代中国所受的“国际风格”的影响在参评的项目中相当普遍。这些项目彰显着权力和经济增长，但却不得其所、尺度失宜、远离生活。这些昨日的建筑策略和技术并不与我们这一代所肩负的责任以及当前的生活、工作、饮食和旅行方式相符。

同时，我也惊喜地发现众多项目在处理城市景观、场地背景、周边社区和市民生活等问题上的创新。那些项目展现了广泛的适应当地气候、文化和挑战的新策略。它们不仅仅停留在概念层面，而是得以落地实施投入使用。获奖的项目展现了切实有效的策略，改善了全体市民的生活、而不只是富有或幸运的人的生活，同时也节约了我们的资源，并将其巧妙地应用于中国的城市景观。

这是思考方式的转变，也是当代中国建筑的复兴。当前的世界趋势正向可持续的、包容的和碳平衡的方向发展。《世界建筑》通过WA中国建筑奖正合理且及时地将这些中国的项目呈现给世界。我将继续支持并祝愿清华大学建筑学院更进一步，为让世界成为更好的居所而继续努力。

支文军

WA建筑成就奖、WA社会公平奖评委

同济大学建筑与城市规划学院教授，《时代建筑》杂志主编

又一次有幸参加WA社会公平奖和WA建筑成就奖两个奖项的评选，感慨是很多的。这次参评WA社会公平奖约60%的内容是有关乡村建设，说明近年来乡村振兴的国家战略极大推动了城乡互动与乡村的多元发展，建筑师等专业人员给予了积极的响应。WA建筑成就奖应该是WA中国建筑奖中分量最重的一个，参评评委也最多，但由于多方原因，参评数量与其他奖项相比较少，参评项目之间的水平反差也较大，造成了评选的难度。建议在以后的评审程序和规则上可以有适当的完善调整。此外，面对40多个有效参评项目，要在短时间内通过少量图片和文字来选秀是困难的，特别是没有现场参观过的项目。我对项目评判的自信更多来自对项目的亲身体验。

3 WA社会公平奖评审会/WA Social Equality Award jury meeting

周恺

WA设计实验奖评委

天津华汇工程建筑设计有限公司总建筑师，天津大学建筑学院教授

2018年是我第三次参评WA中国建筑奖，深感这几次设计作品的整体水平明显逐步提高。WA中国建筑奖的分类精准而合理，专业性强，具有公平、开放、包容、严谨的特点，在国内建筑奖中独树一帜。今年报名参赛的建筑师非常踊跃，我参评的WA设计实验奖一类就有100多个项目，有很多大胆尝试、勇于探索的实验性作品，令人耳目一新。我认为WA设计实验奖的设立意义重大，它能鼓励建筑师们去拓展思维、更新理念，实现真正源于内在的创新。这次评审的效率很高，评委们认真负责、自由讨论，仅用了一天时间就将300多个项目全部评完。感觉WA中国建筑奖的评选机制等都在日趋成熟，知名度和影响力也越来越大，日后势必会成为中国当代建筑发展的风向标。

周榕

WA城市贡献奖评委

清华大学建筑学院副教授

WA城市贡献奖是本次WA中国建筑奖所有组别中竞争最激烈的一个奖项，参评项目之多居所有组别之冠。尽管如此，评审过程却相对顺利，4位评委对最后入围作品没有太大争议。其中很重要的原因在于，占相当比例的参评作品未能正确理解“城市贡献奖”的内涵，在参评文件中几乎没有展示作品在哪些方面对城市产生了积极的影响和贡献，甚至在展板中都没有标明作品与城市关系的基本图示，因此虽然不少作品在单体设计形式上颇具匠心，但在第一轮评审中就不得不遗憾出局。特别值得一提的是，本届WA城市贡献奖最后获奖作品的质量较往届有明显提升，位居前列的获奖作品精彩各异，殊难取舍，最后获奖实至名归。

庄惟敏

WA居住贡献奖评委

清华大学建筑学院院长、教授，清华大学建筑设计研究院院长、总建筑师

居住建筑是供人们日常居住生活使用的建筑物。“居者有其屋”，人的居住行为正如海德格尔所说，应当追求“诗意栖居”的境界。“栖居”为功能意义，而“诗意”则为精神需求。它不仅需要满足人们的居住功能，更是人们在栖居中寻求精神慰藉和寄托的归宿。今天我们看待精神需求的则更愿意将其拓展到与历史遗产、社会关系、安养等当代生活事相相关的层面，这正是此次评审的关键点。

CHANG Qing

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA Design Experiment Award

Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences;Professor, College of Architecture and Urban Planning,Tongji University

The question of what constitutes "experimentation"architectural design has never had a definitive answer. All good design must also include an element of creativity, and creativity necessitates something new and unprecedented, meaning that good design must, in some respect, contain"experimental" elements or functions. In this regard, WA Design Experiment Award presented a significant challenge for the jury when they assessed the characteristics and quality of the works submitted for consideration. As such, several judges paid special attention to the "experimental"nature of shortlisted works when conducting their deliberations for this award.

"Changzhou Cotton Lab Urban Lounge", the winner of the award, is located in a large factory warehouse. It uses wood and metal materials,respectively, to form two beautifully-constructed spaces of appropriate scale with reversible triangular roofs - these are called "House in House" spaces; the original warehouse space forms the "skin", which clearly expresses the creative use of new and old materials.

The three highly commended projects are each eye-catching in their own way. The concept behind"In Bamboo" allows people to observe the connection between avant-garde digital construction and local landscapes. "Lightweight Modular Housing Prototype" has made clear contributions to expansion and innovation in terms of sustainable research and the development of the housing industry. Exploration of communal space of "Macha Village Centre" in traditional villages contributes notable value for the concept of both space and society.

All these award-winning works demonstrate the characteristics and qualities of "design experimentation" to differing degrees, even if the concept of "experimentation" itself needs more precise definition.

4 WA技术进步奖评审会/WA Technological Innovation Award jury meeting

CUI Kai

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA Social Equality Award

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering;Honorary President, Chief Architect, China Architecture Design & Research Group

WA Social Equality Award is a special category of architectural award among the WAACA. It not only requires that a product demonstrate high design quality and creativity, but also that the designer demonstrates a sense of social responsibility and goodwill towards vulnerable groups. We hope that such works can help us understand the social attitudes and values of their creators. This year's entries were extremely competitive; they came primarily from rural areas, and used minimally invasive models,local construction strategies, and local resident participation processes, thereby achieving a good degree of consensus. To some extent,designers seemed to be at a loss regarding urban renewal in narrow alleyways and were only able to use temporary public furniture to express the connection shared by the community. In fact,the purpose of awarding prizes is to attract the attention of members of the architecture industry,and to promote the development of related design fields. As a result, the "common" quality of rural architectural works has improved. While the difficulty and problems facing urban renewal and urban resident living spaces are more challenging and still warrant the attention of members of the industry. We are looking forward to next year's entries for WA Social Equity Award.

HU Yue

Jury member of WA City Regeneration Award

Chief Architect, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design; Professor, School of Architecture, Central Academy of Fine Arts

This award is difficult to judge. The judging requirements for WA City Regeneration Award have already exceeded the valuation system of traditional architectural studies, forcing us to ask the question:how shall we judge? This depends on whether the jury is able to look beyond professional boundaries and re-examine contemporary Chinese architecture from a social perspective. Needless to say, many entrants did not carefully consider this complicated theme, although the challenge was more crucial for the jury. Obviously, what would be considered a good building by traditional architectural standards can no longer satisfy the requirements of an "urban contribution"? If a building has considerable value from a sociological perspective, how can we judge the role of the architect? Can we make accurate judgments based solely on photos and short descriptions? It is evident that, as a judge, it is impossible to properly judge these complex issues in such a short period. Therefore, I am restricted to making personal judgments on the design based on the type of project and traditional architectural aesthetic principles. I think that a building that serves the wider general public more broadly and follows aesthetic principles will attract greater admiration from the people.

HUANG Juzheng

Jury member of WA Housing Award

Executive Editor-in-Chief, Architectural Journal

The number of projects entered for the WA Housing Award in 2018 is similar to that of 2016. As in previous years, it is regrettable that there are not many excellent works that succeed in exploring the use of residence clusters that improve the quality of living spaces in high-density cities. As a result of the attention paid to issues of rural rejuvenation in recent years, the number of projects related to rural construction in which architects participate has risen significantly, especially those involving rural tourism housing. Architects have explored methods such as environmental adaptability, the use of local materials, and excavation and reuse, and have tried to find an effective means of translating local architecture into the language of modern architecture. In addition, in the new era of Chinese architecture, large-scale urban development models have gradually declined in popularity. In contrast,other projects have become increasingly important,such as those that apply urban micro-renewal, or in which architects develop existing buildings under the premise of preserving historical texture, thereby improving the quality of life for neighbourhood residents and the quality of urban public spaces.These are not only of important social and cultural value, but also deserve to be studied and explored by contemporary architects with regard to their architectural typology.

LI Xinggang

Jury member of WA Technological Innovation Award

Deputy Chief Architect, China Architectural Design and Research Institute

It is lamentable that the number of entrants for WA Technological Innovation Award is much lower than for other awards ahich reminds that architects should increase their level of attention and effort related to architectural technology.Besides, based on the submitted works, and especially those that are award-winning, we sense that the progress of modern Chinese architectural technology is currently shifting from "traditional"architectural composition, spatial construction,poetic architecture, and digital construction to standardized design, assembly construction, and green, energy saving integrations. In one regard,this reflects the major influence and impetus of national strategy and policy incentives. We hope that architects can adapt to trends without relaxing their requirements related to "timeless" architectural ontological progress. As demonstrated by the awardwinning works in WA Technological Innovation Award: a poetic approach to resisting gravity is perfectly integrated with usage requirements and is maximally open to the city as a new public space.

LIN Borong

Jury member of WA Technological Innovation Award

Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua UniversityThis is the first time that I have participated in judging WA Technological Innovation Award for 2018 WAACA. I have perceived China's recent innovative architectural works from the perspective of an architectural technology professional, and have noticed the following: Innovation-driven development has become a "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan National Strategy", concepts and technologies such as technological innovation (e.g. near-zero energy consumption, assembly methods, container construction, new materials and production methods, etc.), green development, the integration of nature, and pushing architectural limits have been well integrated into architectural works,and have been utilised in the civic service centres,electric vehicle charging stations, residences,culture and sports centres, rural construction,and architectural construction. In general, this round of entrants demonstrate very high levels of craftsmanship, especially regarding their fine nodes and delicate processing. Remarks on the Song Lyric and the Human Condition by Wang Guowei mention the "three realms" and express hope that architectural technology will similarly support architectural works, to eventually become a source of Chinese architectural creation in the new era and an expression of refined construction.

5 WA城市贡献奖评审会/WA City Regeneration Award jury meeting

LIU Xiaodu

Jury member of WA Housing Award

Co-founder and Principal Architect, URBANUS

I am honoured to serve once again on the jury of 2018 WA Housing Award. I am pleased to note that this year's entrants have generally improved in both quantity and quality - I know that this statement may sound like a pleasantry, but it is true. It is also true that among all the award categories, the fewest entries were submitted for the housing category. This starkly contrasts to the massive number of residential construction projects in China. This reveals the fact that the vast majority of residential products lack the proper conditions for architectural creation, or that architects lack an awareness of or enthusiasm for the creation of residential buildings. Reflecting upon the large number of classic modernist works throughout history, residential buildings account for a fairly high proportion of these. The most influential aspect of people's life today is their living environment. Many good ideas were explored in this year's prize-winning works; from the concept of the poetic dwelling to elderly care,and from high-density urban communities to future living models. I hope that the WAACA will continue to present the Housing Award to continue encouraging the never-ending improvements in residential building design.

NI Yang

Jury member of WA Technological Innovation Award Vice President, Deputy Chief Architect, Architectural Design and Research Institute of South China University of Technology

This year was my first time participating in WAACA. Compared to my past experience, the appraisal felt completely different. WAACA has strong value orientation compared to the usual appraisal based on the "eight-character policy" for architecture: the City Regeneration Award, Social Equality Award, and Technological Innovation Award, etc. This value orientation also lays a new tone for appraisal. This is a substantial change,which feels like a breath of fresh air.

In this appraisal, I was assigned to WA Technological Innovation Awarel. In the beginning,I was also entangled in the understanding of technological innovation: Is it the value of progress of building technology itself, or the value of space experience brought about by appropriate technology?The final winner of the award - Hangzhou Inventronics Electric Vehicle Charging Station - gave a good answer. In a crowded city, the charging station was designed with a strategy of a complete spring layer. The roof is cantilevered for 20 metres and is as thin as a piece of paper, expressing the ultimate pursuit of architectural technology. Simultaneously,its huge cantilever also solves the demand for charging space for vehicles with two different sizes. This design of tackling complicated problems easily reflects the transparency and openness of the Internet era and is also an active response to urban space. In this case,the designer has dramatically improved the value of architectural technology and the value of the space experience brought by the technology.

Boris Schade-Bünsow

Jury member of WA Achievement Reward and WA Design Experiment Reward

Chief Editor, Bauwelt

The winning pieces from 2018 WAACA show impressively how well the more independent architects in China transfer their own attitudes and their own styles to their buildings. The quality of the work submitted in the different categories shows the architectural and city planning expertise, as well as the ability to use modern technical building equipment holistically in terms of sustainability and energy saving. The use of digital tools is also exemplary: They were not only used to plan and implement projects, but also as digital instruments to enhance the creative design options. This is visible in the architecture.

Two things impressed me in particular. Firstly, a distinctly pioneering and optimistic architectural style has emerged, but it is currently being implemented solely in a rural context. This will soon change. I am convinced that this style, with plain materials such as wood, concrete, glass and steel, and recognisable structures, will soon be visible on a large scale in exemplary pieces of architecture in the cities and metropolises. With great success and much international acclaim, such examples have already been displayed, at the Biennale Architettura in Venice in 2018.

Secondly, the excellent idea of the "Achievement Award" shows the sincerity and dedication with which buildings should be judged - not only on the day of opening, but across their entire lifetimes. All buildings should face this judgement, but quality over a longer time frame is something which is assessed far too rarely.

Both of these aspects are examples that reach far beyond the Chinese borders. They have the ability to be models for other dedicated and responsible architects and city planners all over the world.

6 WA居住贡献奖评审会/WA Housing Award jury meeting

SHI Weiliang

Jury member of WA Architectural Achievement Award and WA Housing Award

Chief Planner, Beijing Municipal Plan and Land and Resources Management Committee; Director, Beijing Urban Planning and Design Research Institute

This is my first year participating in WAACA as a judge, and the review process was a learning experience for me. During the award process,I witnessed excellent architectural practices that aimed at adapting to transformation and development. These works embody respect for and the carrying forward of local culture, the pursuit of human values, and an exploration of technological innovation. My professional background allows me to evaluate architectural design from the perspective of urban and rural planning. Many award-winning works demonstrated unique features that allowed them to integrate with their surrounding environment, which not only improves the spatial quality, but also plays an important role in shaping the spirit of a space and extending urban memory. As urban development shifts from expansion through new construction to stock renewal, architects' focus has shifted from designing new buildings to renovating old buildings. The organic renewal of cities can achieve the continuous improvement of the built-up environment; this not only improves the image of a city; more importantly,it improves its function and environment to satisfy the needs of its residents. This creates a more meaningful quality of life and a more pleasant spatial experience.

WANG Jianguo

Jury member of WA Achievement Reward and WA Technological Innovation Reward

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor, School of Architecture,Southeast University

Throughout the long history of architectural development, the technological progress demonstrated by building materials, construction,structure, and production technologies has been the continued driving force behind architectural evolution and functional improvement. WA Technological Innovation Award hosted by World Architecture magazine emphasises architectural works that use innovative technological and advanced methods to realise the architectural technological progress, while also achieving functional, spatial, and environmental harmony. This year's award-winning work demonstrates distinct diversity: the judges award the winner prize to the Hangzhou Inventronics Electric Vehicle Charging Station, which demonstrates the significance of the era of ecological civility. The building is light and fully functional and illustrates the demand and effort that the architects put towards demonstrating the scalar limits of lightweight cantilever structures; this work demonstrates the meaning and value of technological progress. The two highly commended projects were awarded to two works with architectural typology significance.The temporary office area for Enterprise at"Xiong'an Civic Service Centre" was prefabricated and assembled onsite from shipping containers; it reflects the "Long-Plan" of integrating green, lowcarbon, energy-saving techniques. Other shortlisted projects also demonstrated the impact of technological development on architectural design and final environmental development from different perspectives, including large sports centres, community buildings, and small mobile installations. In the future, we hope that this award will attract greater attention to the combination of technological advancement and large-scale complexfunction structure design, and fully demonstrate the social impact of technological progress on living environments, as well as the functional benefits derived from building design.

WANG Lu

Jury member of WA Design Experiment Award

Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua UniversityThis year's WA Design Experiment Award is the most difficult award category to judge. There were more than 100 entries this year with a broad distribution. The types of projects submitted for consideration were also diverse and included a variety of sizes and scales, in addition to many renovations and expansions of existing buildings.Entrants included all varieties of urban and rural construction, which were generally of good quality and completeness; as such, many excellent works were not short-listed. The judges agreed that the quality of architectural works in China has improved continuously over recent years, and that participants recognise and support the WAACA constantly.

WU Jiang

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA City Regeneration Award

Executive Vice President, Tongji University;Academician of the French Academy of Architectural Science

As the chairman of WA City Regeneration Award jury and a jury for the WA the Achievement Award, I was moved by this year's review process in 2018. The level of enthusiasm of the participating architects and the overall quality of the work are impressive.WA City Regeneration Award entries that I judged included large-scale urban renewal projects and smallscale touch-up projects, but all entries demonstrated a general concern of the Chinese architectural community towards urban issues, demonstrating that an increasing number of architects are paying more attention to the public and social responsibilities of cities when dealing with urban spatial relations.They more often view their work as an integral part of cities and try to make their projects work for them in terms of function, scale, and space, rather than pursuing an independent commemorative effect.For an extended period of time, this has been one of the most lacking values in China's building industry.Among the several award-winning works for 2018 WA Achievement Award, this sense of responsibility was stronger than the sense of commemoration, and the works demonstrated a greater sense of commonality than self-importance, even in structures serving a commemorative function. Perhaps this represents a trend of Chinese architectural design theories and a progressive significance!

HSIA Chujoe

Jury member of WA Social Equality Award

Professor Emeritus, Graduate Institute of Building &Planning, Taiwan University; Professor, Architecture Internationalisation Demonstration School of Southeast University; Tong Jun Chair Professor,Southeast University

In the face of the impulsive pace of modernity,conservation design in villages can be seen as actions of practice aimed at resisting modern destruction. Integrated conservation is the key to the protection and reuse of traditional villages,meaning that living conditions are conserved. The vitality of a village is related to the role of the local economic dynamism and the organisation of society;It is a manifestation of these factors materially supporting physical restoration and the symbolic expression of the cultural form of space. This is the process of giving villages new meaning through community participation in addition to being a way for professionals to demonstrate equality towards society through design, the provision of technical support, and supporting the vitalization of traditional villages.

XIU Long

Jury member of WA Achievement Award

President, the Architectural Society of China;Chairman, China Construction Technology Co., Ltd.

Once again, I was lucky enough to participate in the appraisal of the WA Achievement Award. With so many outstanding architectural works, paying attention to their engraved historical memories,listening to the cultural stories they tell, and feeling the rich polymorphism of Chinese architectural creation was very exciting and inspiring.

WA Achievement Award recognises classic projects that have stood the test of time and showcase the long-lasting value of architecture.Each award-winning project is a reflection of the overall architectural creation that combines "high standard positioning, precise planning, forwardlooking architectural design, local architectural heritage, and architectural space allowing for growth". The appraisal criteria are highly consistent with the guidelines of "suitable, economic, green and beautiful" for architecture in this new era.

Implementing the construction policy for the new era is an important way to achieve highquality green development in the new era of the construction industry. Since its establishment in 2002, the WAACA have become one of the architectural awards that have attracted the most attention in the country and have a certain international influence. The awards have played an increasingly important role in promoting the implementation of construction policies for the new era. It is beneficial to promote the return of Chinese architectural creation to the essence of architecture,to meet the requirements of the times, and to implement new ideas to achieve new functions.Thanks to the WAACA for the active efforts to prosper Chinese architectural creation. I believe and expect that the WAACA will become increasingly better.

Ishtiaque Zahir

Jury member of WA City Regeneration Award

Hon. FAIA; Founder, Architect and Urban Designer,Vitti, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thank World Architecture magazine and Prof. ZHANG Li for inviting me to the jury of 2018 WAACA. Despite the language barrier, a new network of Chinese professionals, researchers,academicians and students were wide-open to me.Interacting with the jury members was something special and enchanting.

There were more than a hundred projects in WA City Regeneration Award category. The projects were in diverse variety. The jury was impersonal to value the projects those had the impact on the quality of life of the people living in the dense urban fabric of present day Chinese cities. The pre-conceived connotation of "international style" in contemporary China were popular in submission. Those were authoritarian and expressed economic growth but were out of place, out of scale and out of life. These architectural solutions and techniques of yesterday, as well as current modes of living, working, eating and travelling, is not compatible with the task that befalls our generations.

Meanwhile, I am very much overwhelmed to find a significant number of projects were very much innovative in the approach to address the urban landscape, the site setting, the surrounding community and people's life. Those projects portrayed a broad range of new solutions, each adapted to local climate, culture and challenges.Those are not just ideas, but on the ground,implemented and in use. The awarded projects are effective solutions that improve all lives, not only the lives of the wealthy or fortunate, while conserving our resources and using them wisely in the Chinese urban landscape.

This is a paradigm shift and a renaissance of contemporary Chinese architecture. The current trend of the world is towards sustainable, inclusive and carbon neutral development. World Architecture in a rightfully and timely manner showcases these projects to the world by WAACA. I extend my continued support and good wishes for Architecture School of Tsinghua University to take it forward and thus contribute to make the world a better place for living.

ZHI Wenjun

Jury member of WA Achievement Award and WA Social Equality Award

Professor, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University; Chief Editor, Time Architecture

I am again fortunate enough to participate in judging WA Social Equality Award and WA Achievement Award. The judging of these two awards is characterised by many deep emotions.About 60% of WA Social Equality Award entries were related to rural construction. This demonstrates that the recent national strategy of rural revitalisation has greatly promoted rural development and the interaction between urban and rural areas, to which architects and other professionals have responded positively. WA Achievement Award is probably the most important of WAACA and has the largest jury.However, there are fewer entrants for this award compared with other awards for a variety of reasons,and the contrast between the projects is more significant, making it more difficult to judge. We suggest the realisation of appropriate adjustments for future judging procedures and regulations. In addition, in the face of more than 40 valid entries, it is a challenge to review a small number of text and images in a short period of time, especially for works that have not been visited in person. My confidence in project evaluation was derived from experiencing projects in person.

ZHOU Kai

Jury member of WA Design Experiment Award

Chief Architect, Tianjin Huahui Engineering Architectural Design Co., Ltd.; Professor, School of Architecture, Tianjin University

This year is my third time judging the World Architecture Awards for Chinese Architecture(WAACA), and I strongly feel that the overall quality of the design works has gradually increased over that period of time. WAACA categories are clear and reasonable, highly specialized, and have fair, open, inclusive, and rigorous characteristics.Compared to other architecture awards in China,they are unique. The architects who participated in this year's awards were extremely enthusiastic,and WA Design Experiment Award that I judged this year had more than 100 entrants, many of which were extremely innovative works that were boldly experimental. I think that WA Design Experiment Award's establishment is extremely significant as it encourages architects to expand their thinking, update their ideas, and achieve true innovation. The judging efficiency was very high this year, and the jury was very serious about its responsibility. The jury held free discussions and evaluated more than three hundred projects in only one day. My sense is that the judging mechanisms of the WAACA are continuously maturing, and that the awards are increasingly famous and influential. In the future, they will become a benchmark for the development of contemporary Chinese architecture.

ZHOU Rong

Jury member of WA City Regeneration Award

Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

WA City Regeneration Award was the most competitive award of the WAACA, and the number of entries was the highest among all categories.Even so, the appraisal process was relatively smooth,and the four judges almost unanimously agreed on the finalists. One of the principal reasons is that a considerable proportion of the participating works failed to understand the connotation of the"City Regeneration" correctly. In the documents submitted for appraisal, there was hardly any indication of the aspects in which the work had positively influenced and contributed to the city.Even in the display board, there was no basic diagram indicating the relationship between the work and the city. Therefore, although many works were quite ingenious in their monomer design, they were unfortunately eliminated in the first round of appraisal. It is particularly worth mentioning that the quality of the final award-winning works of 2018 City Regeneration Award were significantly better than previous years' works. Although the top awardwinning works were splendid and diverse, which made choosing a winner difficult, the final award winners truly deserved the honour.

ZHUANG Weimin

Jury member of WA Housing Award

Dean, Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University; Director, Chief Architect, Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University

A residential building is a building that people use in their daily lives. "Anyone who needs to settle down should be given a domicile", and people's living behaviour, as Heidegger said, should be the pursuit of the "poetic dwelling"; here, "dwelling"is functional in meaning, while "poetic" refers to spiritual necessity. A poetic dwelling must not only satisfy people's living functions, but also serve as a destination where people can seek spiritual comfort and sustenance. In today's world, we consider spiritual needs and are willing to expand these needs to include aspects such as historical artefacts,social relationships, hospice, and other issues of modern life; these are the keys to this year's judging process.