Venice, where this year's Architecture Biennale is looking to examine the role of architects and how they shape our modern society. Designers from all over the world have made the trip to Italy, including a Chinese designer who is showcasing his pioneering piece of work.

Born in Taiwan in the late 1970s, Lin Congran, has been invited as an official participant in this year's Venice Architecture Biennale. On display is his maiden design for this event, the Youbang Campus. The project aims to demonstrate his ideas and layout for an industrial park in Zhejiang Province.

"The tree rings gave us inspiration for the design. In the Chinese lunar calendar, we have not only four seasons but also 24 solar terms. So we decided to use this corridor along the river as a connection of different feelings in different seasons of the people who work and live here," said Lin Congran architect.

The building facilities lay along both sides of a small river, which divides the site into a north and south block. The north block is for factories, offices, accommodation and dinning outlets. The south block hopes to be used as an exhibition gallery for the company. Congran is aiming to reproduce the very primitive earthy smell of Jiangnan and help the audience experience that environment.

The rest of the block is divided into seven pieces, a collective and experimental work by seven world-famous architectural firms.

Benedetta Tagliabue, who is also a judge of the famous Pritzker Architecture Prize, has taken a part in this designers' village.