The award ceremony for the ninth Liang Sicheng Architecture Prize, hosted by the Architectural Society of China and supported by the Union International des Architectes, was held in Beijing on Sept 24, 2019.

The award ceremony for the Ninth Liang Sicheng Architecture Prize opens in Beijing.

Zhuang Weimin, Director of Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University affiliated to Tsinghua Holdings Human Settlement Construction Group, received the prize.

At the award ceremony, Zhuang made a keynote speech on the theme of Social Responsibility of Design, reviewing the original aspiration and development of the School of Architecture in Tsinghua University and proposing a theory on the overall perspectives of architectural design.

He said that an architectural design should not only be of advanced function to serve the public, but also of extensive responsibilities for civilization, community, environment, regional culture and life-cycle value.

Zhuang Weimin receives the prize.

Zhuang Weimin makes a keynote speech at the award ceremony.

An exhibition for the award-winning works and an academic forum were held during the tenth International Architectural Design Competence in Weihai from Sept 25 to 28.

The International Tour Exhibition for Liang Sicheng Architecture Prize and Contemporary Chinese Architectural Design is expected to open in late November.

Named after Liang Sicheng, a distinguished Chinese architect and educator, the prize aims to inspire innovation and the creation of architects and architectural experts while improving practical design, theoretical studies and education in the field.

Established in 2000, the prize is a top architectural award in China and has been open to international architects since 2016. It is awarded to two extraordinary architects every two years.

Meinhard von Gerkan, a renowned German architect, also won the prize this year.

The winners of he prize pose for a photograph.