Academician college entrance examination memoirs ｜ Cui Kai: admitted by the "second volunteer", embark on the road of architects

Selected from the Beijing News: "Academician College Entrance Examination Memoirs ｜ Cui Kai: Admitted by the" Second Volunteer ", embarking on the road of architects" In 1998, the "Red Mansion" of the Foreign Research Institute was standing next to Beijing West Third Ring, allowing the bungalow at that time The "gray" is the main color of Beijing. Foreign research, which is consistent with the cultural connotation of the century -old campus, let everyone remember the name of the architect Cui Kai. On August 13, 1957, Cui Kai was born in an intellectual family in Beijing. In 1984, he graduated from the Department of Architecture of Tianjin University, obtained a master's degree, and entered the Ministry of Construction's Architectural Design Institute. Cui Kai has long been committed to architectural creation and architectural academic research. He has hosted more than 130 national and local important buildings, and is one of the most architects in China. The Capital Museum, Beijing Fengze Garden Hotel, Henan Yinxu Museum, Olympic Park Santa Garden, Lhasa Railway Station, 2019 World Garden China Museum, Foreign Research Institute Building ... The familiar buildings around the public are his career Foot foot. In 2000, Cui Kai was elected master of the National Engineering Survey and Design. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2011. He is currently the honorary dean and chief architect of China Architectural Design and Research Institute. He has won honors such as "National Outstanding Science and Technology Workers", "Special Allowance Experts of the State Council", "French Literature and Art Cavaliers Medal" and "Liang Sicheng Architecture Award". And publish works such as "Engineering Report", "De Shengshang City", "Local Design", "Intermediate Architecture" and "Local Design II". "Local Design" is the keyword of Cui Kai's architectural design concept. He advocated and promoted the local creation and research of Chinese architecture, and proposed the theory of "local design" creation. "The local design should be combined with the local environment, humanities and life, and local materials and applicable technologies. In particular, we must pay special attention to the concept of green and frugal, so that architecture respects nature, and allows life to return to nature. This is to protect the ecological environment and make the living environment sustainable. The foundation of development. "He interpreted this concept like this. "I have a tree in my heart, based on the local rationalism, and rooted on the rich natural and humanistic fertile soil. It is said that all these buildings have something to do with specific land, and they are like a green leaf of this big tree. Such a leafy tree is his longing for the future development of Chinese architectural creation. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Cui Kai, Honorary Dean of China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. and chief architect. The interviewee confessed that Cui Kai was destined to become an architect. In 1977, the Chinese college entrance examination system resumed for ten years, and Cui Kai, an educated youth, who had worked in Pinggu for three years, went to the examination room. Due to the wrong mathematical problem, he and Tsinghua University lost their arms, but because of the fate, he would get his favorite architecture major, and came to "Second Volunteer" Tianjin University to study, laying a foundation for his architect's career. Before filling up the college entrance examination volunteer, Cui Kai, born in the intellectual family, once felt that teachers were ideal occupations. When graduating from a graduate student, Tsinghua University and his alma mater Tianjin University all thrown olive branches at him, hoping that he was teaching at the "ivory Tower". But at this time, he had fists his palm and prepared to "combat" in the post of an architect. In an interview with the Beijing News reporter, Cui Kai, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Honorary Dean and Chief Architect of China Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., said that in recent years, he has not left the school's architectural education context. When sending the future architects, Cui Kai hoped that they would learn from life, "because the beautiful life in the future comes from your pen." Cui Kai's message to future architects. Interviewees confessed to the learning environment: Before the college entrance examination, I went to the countryside for three years to work in the country. 1 Beijing News: I heard that you liked painting from an early age and have interest in architecture. Is there any reason? Cui Kai: I was born in Beijing in 1957 and grew up in the institution of my mother's unit since I was a child. That big courtyard is located on Jingshan East Street. It is the former site of the Beijing Normal University, so I feel very touching the historical environment and style of the ancient capital. My mother is the editor of the People's Education Press. The cultural atmosphere of the entire institution is very good. When I was a kid, I liked painting, which also benefited from this atmosphere. At that time, we had a juvenile home. After school, the older children organized children to paint. I also like quietness myself. After school, I often go to my mother's office to find a desk to paint, and slowly develops the habit. In the context of the time, the teaching environment of Jingshan School I was studying was better. From the senior grade of elementary school to junior high school, there were paintings group. Art teachers would teach children with interested children to paint. Therefore, I started to gradually contact the relatively professional professional. Painting, such as color, sketch, etc. My father worked at the design institute of the Five Machinery Department (Fifth Machinery Industry). He was professional in HVAC, but he liked architectural design. In junior high school, I went to the summer vacation in the unit in Lanzhou. At that time, I was hanging at home according to the works of the national beauty exhibition. Teacher Shen helped me to guide, and also raised opinions. Then I knew that architects needed to be painted, and at the time, I also had the idea of ​​learning architectural design. Beijing News: What is your learning environment in high school? Cui Kai: My high school was affected by social background. At that time, there were 12 junior high school classes in Jingshan School, and only two classes were collected in high school. Therefore, there were similar high schools. I have a good academic performance and entered high school smoothly. After going to high school, we strengthened the learning of mathematics.

When I graduated from high school in 1975, I actively won the Pinggu Dahua Mountain as an educated youth. At that time, I had not had much extravagance to college. 1976 was an extraordinary year in China. Premier Zhou Enlai died in January, and I wanted to return to the city to participate in mourning activities. It wasn't until the Spring Festival at the end of January that I arrived at Tiananmen Square and watched many poems on the wreaths of Premier Zhou. I didn't want to leave for a long time. As a result, I was frozen and cold. It was an unforgettable year that had experienced the Tangshan earthquake and the death of the chairman that year. At that time, some units and factories in Beijing went to our commune to recruit workers. Seven or eight educated youths chose to participate in the work. Later, it may be due to the fact that there was no time to review and the pressure of life. The educated youth in the countryside was later admitted to college. Talking about the college entrance examination: The wrong mathematical problem, admitted to the Tianda Architecture Department 2 Beijing News: How do you prepare after you know the recovery of the college entrance examination? Cui Kai: Most of the parents of the people who have lived in the family members of the society were intellectuals. In early 1977, I heard the news that I might resume the college entrance examination. I asked me if I could go home for review. My village is very small, with only 34 households, and educated youth is an important labor force. I have been working well in the village, and I have been the leader of infrastructure militia, so it is unlikely to completely put down the farm work and return to the city for review. I used some review materials during the Spring Festival. , Review while working. Studies have been put down for two years, and you need to review the questions again. But we reviewed the summer harvest and autumn harvest at that time. When farmers are busy, educated youth can only work during the day and review at night. At that time, the electricity in the village was not enough. We read a book under the oil lamp at night. Several students carried the formula together to help each other. Since I got the hepatitis and returned to the village, the village took care of me more and did not let me work in the field. I gave me a "beauty" -the green, which is the fruit wood on the mountain. The mountain field in our village is very large. I went up the mountain without light in the morning. Often, I could not go down the mountain until it was dark. Although hard, fortunately this task is more flexible. My review conditions are a little better than my classmates in Xia Tian. Beijing News: Do you remember the specific details of the college entrance examination? Cui Kai: In the early winter, we took the college entrance examination in Dahua Mountain Commune. Our village is more than 8 miles away from the commune. Early in the morning, everyone rushed to the examination room with dry food. At that time, the rural youth who had attended middle school also participated together. The village also sent tractors to pull everyone to the examination room. After the exam in the morning, the rural youth basically left. Many people think that the college entrance examination is like the selection of workers, peasants and soldiers before, and ask some common sense questions. It is only when they know that they are issued on the examination room. Many people cannot answer them. In the afternoon, the rest of the test room was basically educated. At that time, the deputy secretary of the party committee of the commune was also the educated youth of the senior grade of Jingshan School. He walked to me while the examiner. After the exam, he told me, "You can get a good test", and I was very excited at the time. Beijing News: How did you consider when filling in volunteers? Cui Kai: At that time, the college entrance examination was a volunteer before the examination. I wanted to report to the Department of Tsinghua Architecture, but when Tsinghua Architecture did not enroll, I reported Tsinghua Physics. The second volunteer was reported by the Department of Architecture of Tianjin University. After returning home, the children in the courtyard and I confronted each other and found that there was a mathematical problem. I went to the wrong formula. Because of this question, I did not go to Tsinghua. This is a very interesting turning point, because I don't particularly like physical majors, I just want the best universities. But when I went to Tianjin University, it was a fate and my luck on the road to architects. Talking about college life: The teacher personally draws lectures, teachers and students formed deep friendship 3 Beijing News: When you enrolled, what is the environment and teaching conditions of the college campus? Cui Kai: After the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, Tianjin was also the hardest hit area. The playground of Tianjin University was filled with the citizens' earthquake -resistant sheds. We do not have a playground and sports class on the school's small road. However, the conditions of the teaching building are very good. My campus is built in the 1950s. It was designed by Mr. Xu Zhong Lao with many young teachers. The architecture was very distinctive and was well protected and used. Before our 77th students entered the school, there were two college students in 1975 and 1976, and the teaching building has been in use. Our level 77 came in. Teachers gave us more expectations and attention, and the lectures were very careful. At that time, we could see that there were very few foreign information and did not have a copy. The teacher used a pen to draw a lot of lectures, materials, and model maps, edited into a book, and printed into a oil print for us. It is our honor to be able to meet these teachers. Cui Kai during studying at Tianjin University. The interviewees need to draw a big picture. Everyone is not a small desk, but a large table. There are 34 students in our class. There are five or six large tables in the classroom. In the design class, each row has one teacher. Each teacher is responsible for 6 students. Students talk about design, drawing skills, and changing pictures, which makes us admire, and teachers and students have established deep friendship. Many teachers such as Mr. Peng Yigang, Mr. Tong Heling, Mr. Zhang Wenzhong, etc. are very high in level and are excellent among architectural teachers in the country.

We are lucky as a student! Beijing News: Learn to architecture, how do you spend your college time? Cui Kai: During college, our learning atmosphere is particularly good. Everyone cherishes time. Every day, "three o'clock" -The dormitory, cafeteria, classroom or library. The time is full. Most of our classmates are from Tianjin and go home on weekends. Several of us from foreign students stayed at school and often went out to go shopping. Because for architectural majors, it is important to observe cities. I have observed and learned from the five Avenue, Jiefang Bridge, and Haihe River in Tianjin, which is important for understanding cities and architecture. Even today, the memory of those urban spaces has greatly inspired us to make urban design. I am not a "dead reading" person. There are open -air movies on the playground on the weekend. I like to watch it very much. In my spare time, we also went to the water park to sketch. The teacher said that the students of architecture should be versatile. Among my classmates, there are oil painting, calligraphy, and engraving. There are many masters. In the last year of the undergraduate, the "Architect" magazine organized the first national college student design competition. I and the other three other students jointly made the plan to win the first prize. In addition, Tianjin University also won several awards. At that time, the teacher was at that time. We are also very happy. Later, the award of Tianda seemed to be a rule. The design award was the most in the single order. The dual thesis award was the most. It has maintained an advantage for many years. Beijing News: After graduating from graduate students, why didn't you stay in school to teach? Instead, choose to go to the design institute? Cui Kai: After the reform and opening up, national construction requires high -education talents. When graduating from graduate students, many units need us very much. Later, I heard the teacher saying that Tsinghua University went to Tianjin University to grant talents, hoping that I would teach, because they especially wanted to insert teams and social experience. My alma mater Tianjin University also mobilized me to stay in the school to enrich the teachers. However, at that time, I was enthusiastic about going to the design institute to work in the construction of the motherland with their knowledge. At that time, Mr. Shen, who had instructed me at the time, had been transferred to the Architectural Design Institute of the Ministry of Construction. I went to her office to visit and saw that the design institute was designing the Beijing Library New Library (now the National Library). The picture deeply attracted me. I also saw some design plans for foreign aid projects at the time, and my heart was envious. Therefore, he was determined to "act as actual combat" to be an architect, and he didn't want to stay on the campus to "sit up and talk". Later, I heard that Dean Liu Shijin of the Ministry of Construction and Design Institute and the boss Shi Xuehai personally came to school to ask graduates to make me pay for it. Beijing News: What suggestions do you suggest for them for the students who are about to get the college entrance examination? Cui Kai: In these years, I have never left the school's architectural education context. I hope that students who apply for architecture must not only learn well, but also learn from life, because a good life comes from their pen. Born in Beijing on August 13, 1957, Born in Beijing. He graduated from the Department of Architecture of Tianjin University in 1984 and obtained a master's degree. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2011. He is currently the honorary dean and chief architect of China Architectural Design and Research Institute. In the past, the wonderful content reviews the love of the sky, and the future can be expected! In 2022, Tianjin University officially launched the "Cloud Platform" officially launched to bring together 56 academicians. Tianda took the lead in focusing on outstanding engineers to cultivate Tianda Chemical, and the strength of A+discipline is waiting for you! How much can I go to heaven? Look at this!

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