The second volume in the "Architecture Connecting" series explores the pivotal role the human
narrative plays in shaping the spaces of tomorrow. Centered on the relationship between
architecture and concepts from the fields of anthropology archaeology and geology this
publication presents the practice of two studios that delve into the past with both precise
interventions and broad archaeological investigation. The studios DnA Architecture and Design
based in Beijing and Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects based in Tokyo and Paris create work
that is based on excavations of memories narratives and knowledge about the specific place.
The two studios showcase how architecture can create solutions that benefit the present by
forming a bridge between past and future. DnA _Design and Architecture was founded by Xu
Tiantian. She has received numerous awards and has built a number of projects such as
Songzhuang Art Center and Ordos Art Museum. In the past years she has been engaged extensively
in the rural revitalizing process in Songyang and Zhejiang Province. Her groundbreaking
"architectural acupuncture" is a holistic approach to the social and economic revitalisation of
rural China and has been selected by UN-Habitat as the case study of Inspiring Practice on
Urban-Rural Linkages. ATTA - Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects is a Paris-based international
architecture atelier founded by Tsuyoshi Tane. ATTA collaborates with a team of architects and
designers across a broad spectrum of projects - from urban planning and architecture to
exhibition design - spanning diverse geographies and cultural contexts. Major works include the
Estonian National Museum and Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art. Central to ATTA's practice is
the concept of "Archaeology of the Future " an approach that explores the memory culture and
anthropology inherent to the specificity of each site.
