Architectural photography is now one of the most important mediums for recording, documenting, communicating and sharing architecture and constructed space. It is able to convey the dimensions and character of a place, as well as the emotions associated with it. An architectural publication would be unthinkable without such images.

This issue of DIVISARE BOOKS is part of series investigating the contemporary realm of Chinese architecture and the multiple ways it is reinventing a recognizable cultural common ground. An architectural journey driven by the lens of outstading photographers and their visual narrations of built spaces, strong materiality and intangible feelings.

The photo essay by YAO Li explores the architectural space of a primary school in Sichuan, China, designed by TAO (Trace Architecture Office).