On August 30th, the "Symphony of Art and Technology: Future Space Driven by Industrial Aesthetics" — the 7th Young Designers' 50-Person Forum 2025, co-hosted by TIANS Group and the China Pharmaceutical Engineering Design Association, was grandly held at Shijiazhuang Hutuo Hotel. More than 50 young designers from 34 chemical and pharmaceutical industry design institutes, including Huanqiu Engineering, Huayi Engineering, Wuhuan Engineering, China National Pharmaceutical Group United Engineering, Zhejiang Tianzheng Design Institute, Zhejiang Engineering Design Institute, Jiangsu Provincial Pharmaceutical Design Institute, and China Urban Construction Design & Research Institute, gathered at this forum to explore the beauty of industry and empower the development of the industry with professional knowledge.

This forum, rooted in industrial aesthetics, centered on topics such as the aesthetic genes in general layout design, the harmonious unity of aesthetics and green dual-carbon goals, new dimensions of architectural design from an aesthetic perspective, and the exploration of AI painting technology in the field of architectural design, initiating a design journey of perceiving and exploring beauty. The forum was hosted by Wu Shaohua, Chief Designer of TIANS Group.

Wu Shaohua presides over the forum

In the Name of Beauty, Unveiling a New Chapter in Design
At the beginning of the conference, Song Yanjiang, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Pharmaceutical Engineering Design Association, and Zhou Lanxia, President of TIANS Group and General Manager of the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Design Center, delivered welcome speeches on behalf of the organizers.
President Song stated that this forum, with "industrial aesthetics" as its core topic, hits the important pulse of high-quality development in the current industrial design field, reflecting the industry's pursuit of the in-depth integration of aesthetics, functionality and applicability. Industrial design is not only the realization of technology, but also the organic unity of art and science, humanity and engineering. It is hoped that all guests can reach a consensus and inspire their thinking through this forum, so as to open up new horizons for China's chemical and pharmaceutical design field.

Song Yanjiang delivered a welcome speech

Zhou Lanxia stated that TIANS Group initiated the Youth Designers 50 Forum with the aim of building a technical exchange platform with industry transformative power and technological innovation capabilities for young designers in the industry. As China's new industrialization and science and technology industries continue to advance, enterprises have invariably put forward higher requirements for industrial aesthetics. This session of the Youth Designers 50 Forum focuses on "industrial aesthetics", which will help everyone break the traditional impression of industrial spaces and promote the design industry towards a more innovative and sustainable beautiful future.

Zhou Lanxia delivered a welcome speech

Sparking Ideas and Broadening Aesthetic Vision

Li Wei, Chief Architect of the Institute of Building Environment and Energy at the China Academy of Building Research, first gave a keynote speech titled "Architectural Design Empowers New Industry - Integration and Innovation of Aesthetics and Dual Carbon Goals". Starting with the policy and industry background, he pointed out that with the advancement from Industry 4.0 to 5.0 and the promotion of the national "dual carbon" strategy, green and low-carbon development has become the core direction for the development of industrial buildings. Subsequently, Teacher Li Wei conducted an in-depth analysis of the connotation and implementation path of zero-carbon parks, covering four major areas: energy structure transformation, green building technology, industrial structure optimization, and carbon sink management. He pointed out that industrial buildings should move towards a new stage where "manufacturing" and "aesthetics" are equally emphasized. Through design innovation and technological integration, a highly efficient, clean, intelligent industrial new ecosystem with humanistic care should be built.

Li Wei gave a keynote speech titled "Architectural Design Empowering New Industries — Integration and Innovation of Aesthetics and Dual Carbon Goals"

Teacher An Chongyang, Deputy Director of the Architectural Department at the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Design Center of TIANS Group, delivered a keynote speech titled "Decoding the Aesthetic Genes in Industrial Architecture and General Layout Design through Practical Projects". Starting with the origin and development of industrial aesthetics, he pointed out that modern industrial architecture has evolved from being function-oriented to the fourth-generation industrial park model, which is deeply integrated with the city, culture, and environment. Subsequently, taking a biomedical project in Chengdu as an example, he elaborated on the design concept of the project in detail from the perspectives of project positioning, design ideas, general layout planning, and architectural design. He stated that the aesthetic empowerment of industrial architecture is not only reflected in the form, but also needs to achieve the organic unity of rationality and poetry, production and life through the order of the general layout, spatial experience, and material details.

An Chongyang gave a keynote speech titled "Decoding the Aesthetic Genes in Industrial Architecture and General Layout Design with Practical Projects as Examples"

Mr. Guo Jiandong, Director of the Architecture Office of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Institute of China Aviation Planning and Design Institute, shared relevant content on "Constructing New Dimensions in Industrial Architecture Planning and Design". He stated that the aesthetics of industrial architecture should return to the essence of "tectonics" — that is, the unity of architectural authenticity, structural logic, material expression, and cultural significance. Subsequently, using multiple practical cases, he vividly demonstrated how to refine design ideas from internal factors such as site conditions, functional requirements, spatial order, and corporate culture. He also advocated for industrial buildings to truly become "what they should be", showcasing harmony in order and conveying poetry in authenticity.

Guo Jiandong gave a keynote speech titled "Constructing a New Dimension in Industrial Building Planning and Design"

In recent years, AI has permeated the business processes of various industries from being a cutting-edge technology. This forum focuses on the in-depth connection between AI and industrial design, and invited Mr. Zhu Jianhua, founder of AiAi Jishe, to give a keynote speech titled "Practice and Exploration of Generative AI Painting in the Field of Architectural Design". Starting from the basic understanding of AI, he pointed out that technologies represented by diffusion models and Transformers are reshaping the logic of design generation, realizing a paradigm shift from "rule-driven" to "data-driven". Subsequently, Mr. Zhu Jianhua focused on demonstrating AI's capabilities in conceptual planning, precise beautification of renderings, general layout coloring, and partial repainting. He emphasized that AI has become an important assistant in enhancing the dimension of design information, optimizing communication efficiency, and replacing repetitive work. It can help designers break through boundaries, improve aesthetics and efficiency, and truly let design take wings of imagination.

Zhu Jianhua gave a keynote speech on "Practice and Exploration of Generative AI Painting in the Field of Architectural Design"

Glorious Gathering, Leading the Future of the Industry

The Youth Designers 50 Forum has a strong think tank - the Expert Committee of the Youth Designers 50 Forum. During the forum, a grand ceremony for the issuance of expert appointment letters was held. Mr. Song Yanjiang, a master of engineering design in the pharmaceutical industry and executive vice president and secretary-general of the China Pharmaceutical Engineering Design Association; Ms. Cao Shengxi, winner of the Young Architect Award of the Architectural Society of China and chief architect of Northern Engineering Design Institute Co., Ltd.; Mr. Zhang Qi, professor of the School of Urban Development and Modern Transportation at Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; and Ms. Zhou Lanxia, a well-known domestic chemical and pharmaceutical consulting and planning expert, president of TIANS Group, and general manager of the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Design Center, these four senior experts joined the Expert Committee of the Forum. Mr. Liu Yuan, a design master in the petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries and a senior expert of China National Pharmaceutical Group Joint Engineering Co., Ltd., issued appointment letters to the four experts.

Zhu Jianhua gave a keynote speech on "Practice and Exploration of Generative AI Painting in the Field of Architectural Design"
 

Elite Dialogue: Sharing Wisdom Achievements

This forum specially set up two elite dialogue sessions: an industrial project architectural design exhibition and a discussion on real-scene cases. The industrial project architectural design exhibition gathered excellent works from more than 20 design institutes. The participating guests not only conducted extensive discussions based on the dialectical unity of industrial architectural design aesthetics and practical functions, but also carried out in-depth analyses focusing on several excellent design works.

In the real-case discussion section, each group of young designers engaged in ideological exchanges on a classic design proposition, focusing on three major dimensions: overall site planning, architectural design, and process integration.

Finally, Group 5 won the unanimous approval of the experts from the organizing committee with their team's highly aesthetic thinking, thoughtful and meticulous considerations, and a practical design scheme. They were awarded the Elite Design Team of the 2025 · 7th Youth Designers 50 Forum. Ms. Cao Shengxi and Mr. Zhang Qi, experts from the Forum's Expert Committee, presented the honorary trophy to the winning team.

Ms. Cao Shengxi and Teacher Zhang Qi presented awards to the winning teams

Inspiration Awakening: Designers' Healthy Run

On the day of the forum, when the morning light awakened the city, more than 20 designers put on lightweight sports shoes and started the Morning Run activity specially set up for the forum, welcoming a new day of brainstorming and creative outburst with healthy steps.

 

Wonderful Moments of the Morning Run

Based on rationality, endow architecture with beauty. The Forum of 50 Future Young Designers will also conduct in-depth analysis of all aspects of industrial design, continue to provide a high-quality communication platform for the majority of elite designers, and compose a new chapter belonging to China's industrial design.