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Wang Shu

1963 - Today

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Wang Shu (Chinese: 王澍, born 4 November 1963) is a Chinese architect based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He is the dean of the School of Architecture of the China Academy of Art. With his practice partner and wife Lu Wenyu, he founded the firm Amateur Architecture Studio. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Shu has received more than 172,929 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Wang Shu is the 362nd most popular architect (up from 373rd in 2019), the 843rd most popular biography from China (down from 810th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Architect.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Wang Shu ranks 362 out of 518. Before him are Joseph Bové, Lars Sonck, Peter Joseph Lenné, Juan de Villanueva, Fazlur Rahman Khan, and Francesco Laparelli. After him are John Soane, Moisei Ginzburg, Tylman van Gameren, Christoph Dientzenhofer, Rudolf Wolters, and Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Wang Shu ranks 202. Before him are Walter Thurnherr, Ivan Hašek, Conan O'Brien, Alessandra Martines, Edie Falco, and Dariga Nazarbayeva. After him are Lajos Détári, Michael Chiklis, Graham Arnold, Thomas Bo Larsen, Martín Vizcarra, and Richard Marx.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Shu ranks 843 out of 1,610. Before him are Tang Enbo (1898), Katherine Paterson (1932), Zhou Fang (730), Ye Mingchen (1807), Fei Xiaotong (1910), and Ching Siu-tung (1953). After him are Ma Zhongying (1910), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), Carina Lau (1965), Song Renqiong (1909), Yan Lianke (1958), and Ma Duanlin (1245).

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Among ARCHITECTS In China

Among architects born in China, Wang Shu ranks 4. Before him are I. M. Pei (1917), Yan Liben (600), and Lin Huiyin (1904).

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