The series focuses on Jiangsu's architecture from three perspectives: the dialogue between classical and modern, the conversation between present and future, and the practice of green architecture. It tells the story through culture, creativity, collaboration, and connection, combining exploratory narration with immersive experience.
Episode 01
Situated in the southeastern corner of China, the Province of Jiangsu is the cradle of the splendid culture of Jiangnan. Andrew Field will guide us through the Humble Administrator’s Garden, which best embody the poetic essence and aesthetic ideals of this region.
Episode 02
In this episode, we are guided to the West Garden, which features compact spaces with intricate designs.
Episode 03
In Yangzhou, Andrew Field explores the famous Geyuan Garden, where rocks and plants are the principal design elements.
Episode 04
Xuzhou Underground City Site Museum reinterprets history through contemporary design, perpetuating the ancient city’s vitality of thousands of years.
Episode 05
Regarded as a magical vision of the East, Nanjing’s Porcelain Pagoda is rebuilt on its ancient foundations and born again in the digital age.
Episode 06
At Yixing Creative and Cultural Ceramic Avenue, the keeper of its kiln traditions is now telling new tales of clay and flame.
Episode 07
Inside Suzhou University, Kenneth Wang School of Law matches the Western Clock Tower in scale and materials and weaves in classic Chinese design thinking.
Episode 08
Andrew Field visits the Suzhou Museum of Imperial Kiln Brick to find out more about how the bricks that paved the great halls of the Forbidden City were made and how that cultural memory is preserved today.
