A Structure of Feeling – On a New Generation of Architects in China

“Twenty-five years ago, Aedes presented TUMU, an exhibition that brought a generation of young independent Chinese architects to international attention for the first time. A Structure of Feeling builds on that legacy, turning its gaze towards a new generation working under changed conditions. Twelve projects by nine practices, alongside works by several artists, take up the transformation of existing urban fabric, rural development and new forms of spatial production. A period of unbridled expansion has given way to a more differentiated mode of building, with altered scales and demands. The title draws on Raymond Williams’ concept of the ‘structure of feeling’: a shared experience in the process of becoming, which resists straightforward description. …”