Conceptual Design of Humanity Comprehensive Building of Tsinghua University

The project involves the renovation and development of the existing Wenbei Building to meet the requirements and expectations of modern academic educational programmes. By combining traditional and modern building styles, the new humanities building brings into the limelight the ties between the past and the future. The two structural languages intertwine and converge in the same building, preserving the historical architectural heritage alongside a contemporary design. Red brick, the most widely used material in the historical buildings of Tsinghua University, is also showcased in the new Wenbei building, highlighted by the use of a modern expressive language in its glass curtain walls and wood and metal elements.

The renovation of the Humanities Building epitomises the interplay of history and modernity.