Studio-X Beijing

GSAPP’s Studio-X Beijing opened in March 2009 in a large factory building in a new art zone near the historical center of the city. The site is host to visiting studios, workshops, symposia, exhibitions and events that attract audiences between 100 and 300 people. A series of high profile and high energy activities in the unique old town hutong space have established Studio-X Beijing’s reputation as a place for the exchange of ideas and experimental thinking about the future of cities. Multiple NGO and grassroots events sponsored by Studio-X Beijing facilitate engagement with the local community and major collaborations are now beginning in the space, linking artists and architects, developers and preservationists, including work with the Urban China Initiative. As Studio-X Beijing continues to develop, it will evolve into an active research center addressing key challenges including sustainability within rapidly urbanizing China.