Renowned architect Wu Chen has been invited to serve as a core member of the 17th IAI jury in 2024.

INTRODUCTION

PhD, visiting professor, architect, planner, urban scholar; Chief Architect of Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research, Chief Architect of Shougang Group, Vice Chairman of Beijing Overseas Chinese Federation; The first mainland architect to receive the titles of Royal Chartered Architect, Royal Chartered Planner, Registered Architect, and Registered Planner in the UK, and the first to initiate theoretical research and practice on "urban revitalization" in China, is known as the "pioneer and pioneer of urban revitalization" in China; As the chief architect responsible for creating and overseeing the tallest building in Beijing, CITIC Tower (China Zun), it is the tallest building originally designed and completed by Chinese architects; He also presided over the planning and design of projects such as "Beijing Fang", Shichahai area, Nanluoguxiang area, Qianmen East Sanlihe, Hefei South Station, Nanjing South Station, Guangzhou South Station, etc; Since 2009, I have been leading the overall urban design of Shougang and participating in the transformation process of Shougang's old industrial zone.

Deputy to the 13th and 14th National People's Congress, member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on Population, Resources, Environment and Construction, deputy chairman of the 16th Beijing Federation of Overseas Chinese, and deputy chairman of the Beijing Association of European and American Students (Beijing Association of Returned Overseas Students).

Social titles.

Director of Beijing Urban Design and Urban Revitalization Engineering Technology Research Center, member of the Urban Design Professional Committee of the Science and Technology Commission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, Vice Chairman of the Urban Design Branch of the Chinese Architectural Society, member of the Urban Design Branch of the Chinese Urban Planning Society, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Urban Planning Society, member of the Professional Practice Committee of the International Association of Architects, and member of the Special Committee of the Asian Architects Association.

Architectural concept：To view architecture from a higher level and larger space, to navigate between different levels of architecture, is the quality and responsibility of a great architect, and the leadership temperament of an architect.

Career Resume：

1995-1997 Master's degree from the Royal Institute of British Architects,

School of Architecture, University of Westminster, UK

1996 Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA Part I Exemption Qualification

1996-2002 Overseas Editor of World Architecture Review

1997-1998 Master of Architecture, University of Westminster, UK

1997-1998 Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA Part III Third Graduate Degree

1999 Royal Chartered Architect, Registered Architect, and Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects

1996-1998 Richard Rogers Architects, D A.S、 architect

From 1999 to 2005, Terry Faris Design Company in the UK

Served successively as: architect, project architect, senior architect, joint director, and China regional director

2000- Ph.D. in Urban Planning, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

Selected for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Outstanding Talents Program in 2001

2001 Visiting Associate Professor at South China University of Technology

2004 Visiting Professor at South China University of Technology

2006- Deputy Chief Architect of Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research Co., Ltd

CLASSIC WORK

CITIC Tower

The architectural concept of Beijing CITIC Tower originates from the image of "Zun", a precious traditional Chinese ritual vessel. The building stands tall and reaches straight into the clouds, displaying a towering and upright posture. Its appearance naturally shrinks from bottom to top, forming a stable and atmospheric financial image. At the same time, the top gradually enlarges, enjoying the infinite scenery alone in the clouds, and finally forming a slightly tapered hyperbolic architectural shape in the middle, making this building stand tall among the skyscrapers in the CBD core area and clearly reflect the solemn oriental charm.

Beijing CBD Cultural Center

The project is developed from a concept of two separate volumes of mirror-finished stainless steel, linked by a transparent and permeable glassing atrium containing several sculptural staircases that connects all the public functions inside the building.