Trace Architecture Office Beijing.

The article looks at Trace Architecture Office (TAO), an architecture firm headed by architect Hua Li and based in Beijing, China. Emphasis is given to the firm's focus on social concerns and the environmental impact of architecture. Details on the design of the Xiaoquan Elementary school in Sichuan province, China, are presented. Other topics include the personal values Hua learned during his childhood in Lanzhou, China and his motivations for founding TAO.