1978 年中国改革开放的大潮,激起了城乡建设的巨浪。在无数新建的城镇和街区里,境外建筑师的设计独树一帜,它们为中国的土地带来了新的文明和生活方式 ;中国的专业人士也有了就近学习西方设计和技术的蓝本。1980 年代初的海外设计,大量来自香港、日本和美国 ;1990 年代末,中国城市出现了欧洲建筑师的设计,这是火热建设中追求品质的开始。 The tide of China’s reform and opening up in 1978 aroused the waves of urban and rural construction. In countless newly-built towns and neighborhoods, the design of offshore architects is unique, bringing new civilizations and lifestyles to the land in China; Chinese professionals also have access to a blueprint for learning about Western design and technology. In the early 1980s, overseas designs came from Hong Kong, Japan and the United States in large numbers. In the late 1990s, the design of European architects appeared in Chinese cities. This is the beginning of the quest for quality in the hot construction.