The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is the oldest architectural institution in the world, with a history of 186 years and a royal title.  In early 2020, RIBAestablished its sixth international branch in China, aiming to promote architectural exchanges between China and the world.

According to thepaper.cn reports, RIBA launched in 2020 for a period of 12 months "Hello China" project, and "2020 RIBA one hundred outstanding architect project in China" was the first activity after RIBA branch of China was founded. The project aims to promote understanding of China and the Asia-pacific region, to collect outstanding architects and build a broader community, sharing the architects' point of view and practice experience. RIBA will also spread and recommend Chinese architects and architectural creations around the world, develop their creativity and experience through an international cultural exchange platform, and showcase the talents and design of excellent Chinese architecture.

On the eve of National Day this year, RIBA held the "2020 100 outstanding architects forum Beijing Station" in Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Hall, 4X4 Event Beijing Station. Cao Xiaoxin, the architect in charge of DAQI ARCHITECTS which belong to China Architectural Design and Research Group, was invited to participate in the forum. With the theme of "Social context and cultural heritage of Contemporary Architecture in China", the forum launched a comprehensive exchange and discussion. Arena, Director of RIBA International Division and Zhang Li, dean of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University addressed the event, and Lu Man, RIBA China development chief, presided over the event.

Zhang Li, dean of the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, addressed the event

Lu Man, RIBA China development chief, presided over the event.

This BBS also invited Shao Weeping (the chief architect of Beijing architectural design institute g) , Zhu Pei (Dean of Central Academy of Fine Arts),  He Wei (professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts) , Dong Hao ( co-founder and partner of Cossboundaries studio). Participants had in-depth discussions on architectural development in the post-epidemic era as well as hot topics such as architectural design and digital technology.

Architect Cao Xiaoxin spoke at the forum

Architect Cao Xiaoxin spoke at the forum

Group photo of guests

Live photos of forum activities

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has about 50,000 members in 115 countries around the world and has the largest collection of architectural art in the world. RIBA's Annual Royal Gold Medal for Architecture is considered the UK's highest architectural honor. At present, RIBA has about 350 members in China, and these members are mainly "overseas returnees". In the future, The Association will attract more Chinese architects practicing in RIBA through the "100 Outstanding Architects in China Plan".