Tsinghua University
Beijing, China

Our panel of architects says natural setting plays a big part in assessing a

campus' beauty. In that regard, this campus is blessed: Founded in 1925,

Tsinghua sits on the former site of the Qing Dynasty's royal gardens. Many of

Beijing's most notable historical sites, like the Summer Palace, are close by.

The campus is peppered with artificial ponds where stone benches and floating

lotus blossoms inspire reflection. The landscaping and many of the buildings

are traditional Chinese, but the campus also boasts many Western-style

edifices, such as the quad and auditorium: T. Chuang, the university's

principal architect, was a 1914 graduate of the University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaign.

清华大学
位于中国，北京

我们的建筑师评定小组一致认为，自然景观在评判校园之美中占有很大的比重。在这方面

，水木清华园可谓是得天独厚。成立于1925年的清华大学，是在几处清朝皇家园林旧址上

修建而成。北京许多著名的历史遗迹（如，颐和园，圆明园），都离清华校园不远。校园

内点缀着巧夺天工的人工湖。湖边的石凳，水面上摇曳的荷花，都让人心旷神怡，浮想联

翩。校园内的景观和许多建筑都具备鲜明的中国传统特色，不过这所大学还拥有为数不少

的西式宏伟建筑，比如老图书馆和大礼堂。清华大学的一代建筑宗师梁思成，是美国伊利

诺伊大学香槟分校(UIUC)1914年的毕业生。