Guangzhou to host intl design forum

More than 80 designers and city planners will convene in Guangzhou, capital city of South China's Guangdong province, on Nov 9 for the first Guangzhou International Design Forum.

The three-day event, held at Guangzhou Library, will act as a platform for governments and the general public to talk about city design and development. The forum will also be a good opportunity for attendees to hear ideas on urban design from influential architecture designers, city planners and experts.

China Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 is designed by He Jingtang. [Photo/ycwb.com]

The event is composed of one main forum entitled "City of Design" and four sub-forums including "Sustainable City-International Urban Design Academic Forum", "Local Design-Architecture Forum of Guangzhou" and "Invisible City-Municipal Engineering and Public Transportation Forum".  

Distinguished guests will include He Jingtang and Zhou Fengjun, academicians from the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Thomas Herzog, famous German architect; Fuensanta Nieto, winner of famous architecture award Alvar Aalto Medal in 2015.

Highlights of the forum will include an exhibition named "He Jingtang: Design in Drastically Changing China. The exhibition gets underway on Nov 8 at Guangzhou Library and showcases famous academician He Jingtang's works in different places, cultures and times.

Yushu Museum in Northwest China's Qinghai province is designed by He Jingtang. [Photo/ycwb.com]