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24/07/2026

Some images of our Plugin House projects in “A Structure of Feeling: On A New Generation of Architects in China” at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin. Aedes

The exhibition is curated by Gao Changjun (Kris) Kris (Changjun) Gao with Li Xiangning as curatorial advisor, and runs from July 4-October 14, 2026.

Photos by Michaela Schopke

03/07/2026

Copies of Plugin House: Modern Pre-fab Architecture at our Beijing studio, which is also a plugin house structure.

The book was supported in part by a grant from Design Trust.

Design Trust
Thames & Hudson

01/07/2026

Our Plugin House projects are featured in the June 2026 a+u issue, Prefabrication Matters.

James joins Anton Garcia-Abril, Samuel Gonçalves, and Kozo Kadowaki in a discussion on The Current Context of Prefabrication.

15/06/2026

Great conversation this past weekend at AIA 2026 The American Institute of Architects with James Shen of People’s Architecture Office and Julie Gawendo of SITELAB .

We discovered many shared interests in using art as infrastructure in public space, discussing projects that range from civic art benches to mobile and temporary interventions and urban renewal.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the discussion.

30/03/2026

Very proud to share that Plugin Stories opened this past Friday at Yulin Song Project Space in Chengdu and with a great turnout!

The exhibition features content from our newly published book Plugin House (Thames & Hudson, 2026), alongside videos, scale models, DIY model components, and a full-scale Plugin House assembled inside the gallery.

Plugin Stories also includes a series of People’s Architecture Office–designed furniture that embody the “plugin” approach: Tetris Table, People’s Bench, People’s Stool, and People’s Table.

Special thanks to Jiakun Non-Architects for supporting the exhibition and Q&A, and to Liu Jiakun for hosting and designing a special cocktail for the opening.

On view through June 28, 2026.

Yulin Song Project Space 6F, Unit 1, Building 1 No. 3 Yulin South Street Wuhou District, Chengdu

Photography: Guo Yu Kun Images © Yulin Song

16/03/2026

Our exhibition Plugin Stories opens Friday, March 27 at Yulin Song Project Space in Chengdu, China.

James, He Zhe, and Zang Feng will be joined by Liu Jiakun, the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate.

Many thanks to Jiakun Non-Architects for sponsoring the exhibition!

Founded in 2023 by Liu Jiakun, Yulin Song Project Space was created as an experimantal platform for design exchange.

Yulin Song Project Space
6F, Unit 1, Building 1
No. 3 Yulin S. Street
Wuhou District, Chengdu

05/03/2026

Great conversation with Matt Shaw in this month’s issue of Domus about how participation drives our work across scales—from temporary public art installations to Plugin projects upgrading historic neighborhoods in China, supporting unhoused communities in Austin, and projects like Wuzhou Elementary School in Shenzhen.

The issue is guest edited by of

Published in Domus No. 1110, 2026.

Courtesy of Archivio Domus © Editoriale Domus S.p.A

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24/02/2026

The Plugin House is officially out today, February 24!

A heartfelt thank you to for bringing this project to life, and deep gratitude to the incredible contributors who reflect on “plugging in” as a design strategy, what they’ve observed, questioned, and practiced in their own work:

Andrew Freear of
Tau Tavengwa

The book traces the history of prefabrication, examines why housing remains a global crisis, and positions the Plugin House within this larger narrative, as an approach that works with existing communities rather than replacing them.

Images:
1. Model of Mrs Fan’s Plugin House
2. Mrs Fan in front of her Plugin House, Beijing, 2016
3. Mrs Fan’s Plugin House, Beijing, 2016
4. Fang Family Plugin House, Shangwei Village, Shenzhen, 2018 (© Zhan Changcheng)
5. Huang Family Plugin House, Shangwei Village, Shenzhen, 2018 (© Zhan Changcheng)
6. Harvard Yard Plugin House, Cambridge, MA, 2018
7. Boston City Hall Plugin House, Boston, MA, 2018
8. Rural Studio students constructing a Plugin House, Auburn University, Newbern, AL, 2018

18/02/2026

Colorful drawings of our Wuzhou Elementary School reveal simultaneous activity across every level.

The school is conceived as a continuous, playful landscape for learning and exploration.

10/02/2026

Light Vortex Bridge is nominated for Building of the Year Award 2026 in the Public and Landscape Architecture category. This is our third Building of the Year nomination this year!

The Light Vortex Bridge wraps a pedestrian bridge in blue inflatable spirals, transforming an everyday crossing into an immersive experience of color and movement. Read as sculpture from afar and as a spatial tunnel from within, the installation changes from day to night as light activates the vortex.

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Beijing
100051

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