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1、Theworld'smostvisionaryarchitectsarerebuildingChina.InsidetheaestheticrevolutionBySusanJakesBeijing－－－－－－－－－－－－－NothinglessthanthemostnovelbuildinginBeijingwoulddo.ZhangYongduo,anentrepreneurfromthecoastalChineseprovinceofShandong,hadmadeafortuneinabusinessthatimprobablypairedspaswithseafoodrest

2、aurants.Nowhewasextendinghischaintothecapital,andhewantedalandmarktoannouncehisarrival.Zhangdidn'tknowmuchaboutdesign,sohehiredayoungU.S.-trainedChinesearchitecttoserveasheadhunter,instructinghimtofindabignamewithabigvision.That'showinthespringof2003ZhangcametomeetRaimundAbraham—oneofarchitectur

3、e'sgreaticonoclastsandamanwhosedesignsaresoradicalthatmostexistonlyinthepagesofabooktitled{un}-Built.Zhanggavetheponytailed70-year-oldNewYorkerfewinstructions.Thebuildingwouldneedtoaccommodateseveralrestaurants,twobathhouses,anartgallery,officesandamassagesalon.Zhangsaidthedesignshouldevokethese

4、aandthatitshouldbe"themostradicalbuildinginBeijing."Acoupleofdaysaftertheirfirstmeeting,Abrahamproducedasketch—ameditationontheocean'sviolentpowerintheformofa12-storyblockgougedlikeacliffattheedgeofaragingsea.Zhangwasdumbfounded.ButafterAbrahamexplainedtheideabehindtheforbiddingfa?ade,theclientg

5、rinned.ConstructionissettobeginincentralBeijinglaterthisyear."There'snowayIcouldgetadesignlikethisbuiltinAmerica,"Abrahamsays."ButinChina,onestartstofeelthatanythingispossible."Whenitiscompletednextyear,Abraham'sodetotheoceanicwillcertainlyturnheads.Butforthetitleof"mostradical,"itwillhaveplenty

6、ofcompetition.China'sconstructionboomhasattractedmanyoftheworld'sfinestarchitects,andamidthehurly-burlyofthecountry'sbreakneckdevelopmenttheyhavefoundaplacetorealizetheirmostdaringvisions.JacquesHerzogandPierredeMeuron,theSwissteamresponsibleforLondon'sTateModern,havebrokengroundonaningeniouslyi

7、ntricatestadiumforBeijing's2008Olympics.FrenchmanPaulAndreu'snewBeijingoperahouse—atitanium-and-glassdomethatwillreposeinasquarereflectingpoollikeaphosphorescentjellyfish—isalreadystartingtobulgealongsideTiananmenSquare.Zaha