School Bridge / Li Xiaodong Atelier

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Text description provided by the architects. The Bridge, the School, the Playground, the Stage

Located at a remote village, Fujian Province in China, the project does not only provides a physical function - a school + a bridge, but also presents a spiritual centre. The main concept of the design is to enliven an old community (the village) and to sustain a traditional culture (the castles and lifestyle) through a contemporary language which does not compete with the traditional, but presents and communicates with the traditional with respect.

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It is done by combining few different functions into one space – a bridge which connects two old castles cross the creek, a school which also symbolically connects past, current with future, a playground (for the kids) and the stage (for the villagers).

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Address:Pinghe, Fujian, China

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Cite: "School Bridge / Li Xiaodong Atelier " 05 Jan 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/45409/school-bridge-xiaodong-li> ISSN 0719-8884

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