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Seminars and Conferences
Lecture 10: Yehao Song | Sustainable Construction as Process: Technology, Materials, and Community in Rural China
The A+ Lectures 2025 – Critical Unboxing. Projects and Processes offer a multidisciplinary perspective on architecture, exploring its processes, ideas, and narratives through the contributions of international experts.
This initiative, coordinated by Professor Cristina Coscia, is promoted by the College of Architecture and Design and the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD). Originally conceived within the Master’s Degree Program in Architecture Construction City (ACC), it has now expanded to include all Master’s Degree Programs within the Department. It is open to all Master’s students as well as final-year students of the Bachelor’s Degree Programs at the College of Architecture and Design.
Five years after their debut in 2020, the ACC Master Lectures have evolved into A+ Lectures, a transformation that reflects the program’s growth and its ambition to broaden its scope. The 2025 edition of A+ Lectures revolves around the concept of Critical Unboxing, reinterpreting the idea of "unpacking" not just as an act applied to objects but to architecture itself. In design and architecture, a box can be a container, a text, or a built form. However, a critical unboxing is not merely about revealing a final product; it is an act of unveiling that brings to light the processes, logics, and meanings that often remain hidden. This edition proposes a fresh approach to architectural narration, transforming each lecture into an opportunity to investigate and decipher what usually remains invisible.
The tenth event of the A+lectures 2025 series will take place on May 20, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM, in Stanza della Caccia at the Castello del Valentino. The guest speaker will be Yehao Song, introduced by DAD Director Michele Bonino, with a lecture titled Sustainable Construction as Process: Technology, Materials, and Community in Rural China.
Yehao Song is a tenured professor and Director of the Institute of Architecture and Technology at Tsinghua University, and principal of SUP Atelier. For over 30 years, he has focused on holistic sustainable design, integrating natural resources, cultural diversity, and social responsibility. With more than 20 completed projects, his work is recognized worldwide for blending complex building demands with appropriate local materials and techniques, advancing sustainable architecture in China.
Lecture recordings will be available on the APlus YouTube channel.
For more information and updates on A+ Lectures, visit the official page.
This initiative, coordinated by Professor Cristina Coscia, is promoted by the College of Architecture and Design and the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD). Originally conceived within the Master’s Degree Program in Architecture Construction City (ACC), it has now expanded to include all Master’s Degree Programs within the Department. It is open to all Master’s students as well as final-year students of the Bachelor’s Degree Programs at the College of Architecture and Design.
Five years after their debut in 2020, the ACC Master Lectures have evolved into A+ Lectures, a transformation that reflects the program’s growth and its ambition to broaden its scope. The 2025 edition of A+ Lectures revolves around the concept of Critical Unboxing, reinterpreting the idea of "unpacking" not just as an act applied to objects but to architecture itself. In design and architecture, a box can be a container, a text, or a built form. However, a critical unboxing is not merely about revealing a final product; it is an act of unveiling that brings to light the processes, logics, and meanings that often remain hidden. This edition proposes a fresh approach to architectural narration, transforming each lecture into an opportunity to investigate and decipher what usually remains invisible.
The tenth event of the A+lectures 2025 series will take place on May 20, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM, in Stanza della Caccia at the Castello del Valentino. The guest speaker will be Yehao Song, introduced by DAD Director Michele Bonino, with a lecture titled Sustainable Construction as Process: Technology, Materials, and Community in Rural China.
Yehao Song is a tenured professor and Director of the Institute of Architecture and Technology at Tsinghua University, and principal of SUP Atelier. For over 30 years, he has focused on holistic sustainable design, integrating natural resources, cultural diversity, and social responsibility. With more than 20 completed projects, his work is recognized worldwide for blending complex building demands with appropriate local materials and techniques, advancing sustainable architecture in China.
Lecture recordings will be available on the APlus YouTube channel.
For more information and updates on A+ Lectures, visit the official page.