29-09-2025 11:45 via dezeen.com

"If a client wants a specific style, it's kind of boring to us" says Open Architecture

Open Architecture has risen quickly to become one of China's most influential studios and is now set to curate a major exhibition in Sydney. In this interview, married founders Huang Wenjing and Li Hu explain their unusual approach.
Since establishing its Beijing office in 2008, Open Architecture has developed a reputation for experimental buildings that often look like something else altogether.
Open Architecture founders Huang Wenjing (left) and Li Hu (right). Photo courtesy of Open Architectu
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