“Cities. Architecture and Society”---Convertible city,interaction between past,present and future.

. With the population grows rapidly,more than half of the world’s population lives in cities.Urban life is characterized by interaction of economical,social,geographical,political and creative progresses of transformation.Compared with the expanding of cities in Asia,the form of Europe city is largely determined by history.The restructuring of industrial society as well as  changes challenges architects and urban planner in Germany and also in Europe.Meeting these challenges means discovering new ways for interaction between past,present and future.

I was first impressed by this picture.For the first time the pavilion extends its space by means of an additional staircase structure leading from the main hall to the roof level.These element refine the Germany pavilion as a transitory space and alive the unused roof as an palce for communication,offering wonderful perspectives.By this way of design,the German pavilion serves not only as cspace for the exhibits, but becomes an exhibit in its own right. The superimposition of the historic edifice with the temporary structure becomes a landmark of the building.

Another project surprising me is the Rucksack House Ort .This light and empty cube offers a way of improving housing quality on an individual basis.While being insides a private space,one has the impression of floating outside .Fold structure and a multitude of built-in windows insides provides extra space with natural light and beautiful viewpoints.The box is suspended from steel cables but prominently placed and structurally engineered,anchored to the roof or to the facade of the existing building.It is a visual sign and alive the idea of self-built tree house,but we can get new space by a simple,clear and understandable method.

What I chose to do my cuttings and analysis on, was the great contrast of this structure with the buildings connecting with it .For the first pavilion,I am trying to show the great contrast between past and present .For the second cube house,I will show how convenient it is to constructed in different conditions .

Those sketch shows my personal understanding of cases.Concerning the great urbanism in Chinese,I design a small project inside the traditional existing house in Chinese.A bubble with a platform on the top,the contrast between the volumes dissolve the present and past and give the traditional architecture a new life.The second drawings indicate the interiors of the cube house(Rucksack House) and my concept design of this structure.