25.03.2021 / Lin Huiyin’s Shadows and Stars. Portrait of a young woman between architecture and poetry in 1930s China

Event

25 March 2021, 6 p.m. CET

Title:

China goes Urban – The City to Come

Organizers:

Politecnico di Torino and Prospekt Photographers, in collaboration with Tsinghua University and Intesa San Paolo, and organised by Fondazione Torino Musei

Period:

from 16 October 2020 – EXTENDED to 9 May 2021

The exhibition China goes Urban – The City to Come continues online through a rich programme of events.

On Thursday, 25 March, Marco Trisciuoglio, Professor of Architectural and Urban Composition at Politecnico di Torino and Southeast University in Nanjing will give a lecture about Lin Huiyin (1904-1955). The host will provide a brief biographical portrait of Lin Huiyin – today recognised as the first female Chinese architect – through architecture, photographs and references to her work in verse, marked by great attention to the Tang tradition.

The event will be visible on Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/3229809430?pwd=RTk3N05oSktLNTFZdVVEWmlzY002QT09

Detailed information and programme updates:
www.chinagoesurban.com
www.maotorino.it/it/eventi-e-mostre/mostra-china-goes-urban