As a design theorist, Wang Shouzhi has written influential books such as A History of Modern Design, A History of Graphic Design, A History of Modern Architecture and Art Now. Having been taking efforts to mould Chinese design with his international insight, Wang Shouzhi also thinks a lot about the development of design education in China. Architecture is no longer a reflection of culture and thinking; the appeal of money and power gives birth to the abnormal prosperity of landmark architectures. The lecture provides a personal interpretation from Wang Shouzhi about how to escape such a trap.

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Wang Shouzhi, professor of design theories and design history. He has been professor of Art Center College of Design, Pasadena in California (1990-now). He was appointed as associate dean of Cheung Kong Institute of Art & Design( ICAD), Shantou University since 2003 to 2011. He is the dean of ICAD now. He has a large publication on design, art and culture, A History of Modern Architecture, A History of Modern Design, the History of Modern Graphic Design are a few most influential ones. He has been design consultant for a series large real-estate corporation in China since 1990s, Vanke, Longhu etc., His theories of urban-suburban development and residence architecture give China's urban culture a important promotion.

With the birth and growth of Redtory, the old industrial architectural complex of the 1950s has shown vigor and vitality, pregnant with new life; an increasing number of creative institutions, designers, artists, and scholars with social influence have chosen to set up their studios here. It has become a comprehensive platform for creative art. Generating a new humanistic atmosphere and transforming the industrial structure of the old factory to be redefined by way of innovation. Redtory is integral to Guangzhou’s cultural connotation, involved in driving the city's cultural development.
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