Ai Weiwei Architecture, Building Images, Artist, Chinese Architectural Projects
Ai Weiwei – Chinese artist : Architecture
Key Buildings + Designs – Built Environment
post updated 28 Apr 2021
Recent Architecural Project by Ai Weiwei
Serpentine Gallery 2012 Pavilion, Hyde Park, West London, England, UK
Herzog and de Meuron / Ai Weiwei
photo © 2012 Iwan Baan
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion – 7 Feb 2012
Four years after designing the spectacular Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron are to reunite for a London 2012 project.
The Serpentine Gallery announced today that the Beijing team would collaborate once more to design this year’s pavilion – the 12th commission in what has become a major annual event on the architecture calendar.
23 Jun 2011
Ai Weiwei News
Police have freed the artist’s cousin after granting the artist bail himself.
The artist with rockstar Zuoxiao Zuzhou in the elevator when taken in custody by the police, China, August 2009:
photo from NAI
The artist was released on bail on Wednesday night after 81 days of detention “because of his good attitude in confessing his crimes” and a chronic illness, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Three friends and associates remain in police custody. The Xinhua report on Ai’s release cited police claims that a company controlled by the artist had evaded a huge amount of tax and intentionally destroyed accounting documents. It said the decision to grant bail reflected the fact he had repeatedly said he was willing to pay the taxes.
But Ai’s family believe the accusations are retaliation for his social and political activism and that those connected to him – friends and colleagues – have been drawn in.
Ai Weiwei Architecture
Sanctuary Estanzuela, Ruta del Peregrino, Mexico
Date built: 2011
Design: with Fake Design
image : Iwan Baan
Ai Weiwei project in Mexico – 11 May 2011
Artfarm, Salt Point, New York, USA
Date built: 2008
Design with HHF architects
photos from architects
Ai Weiwei American Project
The Artfarm is located near Salt Point in upstate New York (1.5h drive from the City), on the site of an existing private residence, built in the 80ies. The client is an art collector and owner of Chambers Fine Art, a well known gallery located in New York City and Beijing and which is specialized in contemporary chinese art.
10 Jun 2011
Installation at Netherlands Architecture Institute
daringdesign – Chinese and Dutch designers with guts
1 Jul – 20 Nov
Netherlands Architecture Institute image : A2 Studio
Ai Weiwei Installation – daringdesign : Dutch architecture exhibition
From China: Ai Weiwei (architect/artist), Urbanus (firm of architects), TO MEET YOU (graphic design agency) and Ma Ke (fashion designer).
From the Netherlands: Rem Koolhaas/OMA (firm of architects), Hella Jongerius (product designer), Alexander van Slobbe (fashion designer), and Irma Boom (graphic designer).
Ordos 100, Inner Mongolia, China
Date built:-
image from architect
Project led by Swiss architect studio Herzog & de Meuron
Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering
100 ‘up-and-coming’ architects from around the world to design 100 villas in 100 days
The Ordos 100 Masterplan is by this artist.
We feature various Ordos 100 villas on e-architect : Inner Mongolian Architecture. Note that Inner Mongolia is part of China, rather than being part of Mongolia.
Location: Beijing, China
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei
Artist Project
The artist was born in 1957 in Beijing, China. His location varies, between Beijing and Los Angeles, USA.
Bird’s Nest – Chinese National Stadium Building
Design: Arup, Herzog & De Meuron, China Architecture Design & Research Group
photo © Arup_Ben McMillan
Birds Nest Beijing
Website: Architectural Walking Tours
Artfarm Salt Point, New York, designed with HHF architects:
picture from architect
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