Lu Wenyu and Wang Shu are credited on their efforts to truly research and understand their structure’s ecosystem before they begin building.

Wang Shu,  shown above, has described his wife’s efforts to reduce environmental impact and provide long-term sustainability to all of the Amateur Architecture Studio firm’s designs. She studies the ecosystem of the building before introducing the structure into it. In order to do this, she considers the variable conditions that will surround a structure, such as a highway or neighboring businesses.