Atelier Deshaus 2001¿2020

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<p>Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus, founded in 2001 as one of the first private architectural firms in China, is one of the country¿s most important and innovative design studios. The architects made their name worldwide in 2014 with the much-acclaimed West Bund site for Shanghai¿s Long Museum, which has since been followed by a series of further museum and other art-related projects. Such cultural and community buildings of various scale are the main focus of Atelier Deshaus, who refuse the usual commercial construction tasks in China. Their formally strong buildings are developed from reading the site with special attention being paid to the preservation of Shanghai''s industrial heritage after decades of a tabula rasa policy in the city¿s urban development.</p><p>At the core of this first monograph are Atelier Deshaus¿s 20 most important designs from two decades. They are documented in rich detail through plans and images as well as concise explanatory texts by the architects. In an