Archinect - News 2024-05-01T19:36:09-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/120430562/china-s-most-influential-architect-is-not-pleased-with-the-state-of-chinese-urbanism China’s "most influential architect" is not pleased with the state of Chinese urbanism Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-02-10T14:17:00-05:00 >2015-02-11T22:39:46-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ud/ud4rhpkf1i1xc7mu.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>For 70 years, Mr. Wu has ridden out the country&rsquo;s political storms, including one that killed his mentor, to establish himself as the most influential architect, urban planner and &eacute;minence grise of China&rsquo;s cities. But looking out the window of his apartment in this city&rsquo;s northern suburbs, he can only shake his head at the dim building emerging from the haze. &ldquo;Our environment is unfit for daily life, and the responsibility is very heavy on our shoulders,&rdquo; he said.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>