In 2023 the new Maison de la Chine was opened as part of the Cité Internationale Universitaire
de Paris (CIUP) the French capital's famous campus of student residencies founded in 1925.
Designed by Beijing-based Atelier Feichang Jianzhu (Atelier FCJZ) and realized in collaboration
with the French architecture firm Coldefy the building continues the tradition of national
pavilions within the CIUP. The Maison de la Chine's design bears the DNA of traditional Chinese
architecture yet Atelier FCJZ also clearly acknowledges its inspiration from Le Corbusier.
This book documents the building and its design process in rich detail through sketches
drawings plans and photographs. Architectural historian and curator Martino Stierli places
the Maison de la Chine in the context of the evolution of contemporary Chinese architecture.
Yung Ho Chang and Yishi Cheng respectively the founding partner of and project architect at
Atelier FCJZ discuss conceptual and technical aspects of the design. The volume is completed
by American critic Ariel Genadt whose essay relates the building to the site's extraordinary
history and the culture within which it was created.
