Current Work: Zhang Ke

Each year, The Architectural League’s Current Work series features significant international figures who powerfully influence contemporary architectural practice and shape the future of the built environment. Zhang Ke of ZAO/standardarchitecture will present his firm’s work in a public lecture. 

Zhang Ke founded ZAO/standardarchitecture in Beijing in 2001. He believes that working in a micro scale can impact larger urban masterplans and developments common to China’s recent urbanization. Many of Zhang Ke’s projects focus on the transformation and preservation of Beijing’s historic hutongs – residences organized in cellular courtyard arrangements connected by narrow alleys.

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