OPEN Architecture + Spirit of Space

Beijing, China; Chicago, United States

OPEN Architecture was founded by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing in New York City; a Beijing office was established in 2006. OPEN is an international team of architects, designers working on a variety of projects. In 2014, they completed a high school in Beijing. In recent years, OPEN's research has focused on the social and environmental problems associated with the unprecedented speed of urban development in China. Spirit of Space is a creative agency based in Chicago that produces architectural films. 

Biennial Project: Open Architecture + Spirit of Space. An OPEN Manifesto. Courtesy of Chicago Architecture Biennial / Nathan Keay, 2015