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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Paul Andreu Speaks at <strong>PKU</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2008—10—07<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=223429319<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Oct. 7, 2008: On Sep. 29, 2008, the French architect Paul Andreu<br />

delivered a speech in the <strong>PKU</strong> Hall, sharing with the audience his ideas about<br />

architecture. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor WU Zhipan, Executive Vice-Secretary <strong>of</strong> CPC Committee <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong>, attended the speech.<br />

As a highly-respected architect loaded with multiple international awards, his<br />

masterpieces are all over the world, including Charles-de-Gaulle airport (France),<br />

New airport <strong>of</strong> Djakarta Sukarno-Hatta (Indonesia), Dar Es-Salaam airport<br />

(Tanzania), Cairo airport (Egypt), Hiroshima air terminal (Japan), and so on. His<br />

genius also leaves marks across the land <strong>of</strong> China, such as the Airport <strong>of</strong> Sanya:<br />

Phoenix New air terminal (Sanya), Shanghai Pudong International Airport,<br />

Guangzhou Gymnasium, Oriental Art Center (Shanghai), Suzhou Science and<br />

Cultural Art Center, Technology and Science Enterprising Center (Chengdu),<br />

National Grand Theatre <strong>of</strong> China (Beijing), and so on.<br />

During his speech, Mr. Andreu showed pictures <strong>of</strong> his representative works in China,<br />

mainly the National Grand Theatre <strong>of</strong> China, to illustrate his idea <strong>of</strong> what architecture<br />

is and the style <strong>of</strong> his design. According to his architectural philosophy, the<br />

architecture should be grounded in usage and functionality as well as in aesthetics;<br />

the architecture should present the richness <strong>of</strong> thought instead <strong>of</strong> materials, to<br />

provide spiritual inspirations; and the architectural design should care about people,<br />

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