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What is Liu Jiakun's West Village project in Chengdu?
West Village is a large mixed-use civic project in Chengdu completed in 2015. It combines sports, public circulation, shops, and community space inside a dense urban block.
How does Liu Jiakun use local materials?
Liu Jiakun is known for using ordinary materials and local construction culture rather than polished global luxury finishes. In projects after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, his studio also explored recycled rubble and memory through architecture.
What is the Rebirth Brick associated with Liu Jiakun?
The Rebirth Brick was developed after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake using debris from damaged buildings. It connects reconstruction with memorial meaning rather than treating rubble as only waste.
Where is Liu Jiakun based?
Liu Jiakun is based in Chengdu, Sichuan, and his studio is Jiakun Architects. Much of his work is tied to southwest China rather than the Beijing-Shanghai axis of Chinese architecture.
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