pre-rock
rock (Oxford Languages) noun: the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil.verb: move gently to and fro or from side to side.
post·rock is an art and landscape architecture studio born out of a passion for geological and mineral matter. In interpreting rocks as a sedimentation of time, we interrogate the history of the natural formation to reveal and inspire new futures, gently.
We believe in the joy, wonder, and intimacy of working with our hands—touching earth, plants, and stone as a direct way of engaging with the material world.
post·rock was a birthday present from Tang Jialei to Xu Meng Qi in 2022.
原-石
“rock” 《Oxford Languages》
名詞：構成地球及其他類地行星表面的一部分固體礦物材料，裸露於地表或位於土壤之下。
動詞：輕輕地前後或左右搖動。
石 · 現 是一間源於對地質與礦物物質熱愛的藝術與景觀建築工作室。工作室將岩石視為時間沉積的載體，透過對自然形成歷史的閱讀與介入，探索其中所蘊含的記憶、壓力、侵蝕與轉化。藉由觀察、繪圖、製作與建造， 石·現 試圖從地景與物質的歷史中揭示並啟發新的未來——以溫柔的方式。
我們相信，以雙手觸碰泥土、植物與石頭的過程，蘊含著勞作的喜悅、驚奇與親密感，是人與物質世界建立直接聯繫的一種方式。
石 · 現 於 2022 年誕生，最初是 Tang Jialei 贈予徐孟奇的一份生日禮物。
Richard Serra, Verb List, 1967, graphite on paper, 2 sheets, each 10 x 8 ½ inches (25.4 x 21.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist in honor of Wynn Kramarsky, 2011. © 2013 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Photo: John Wronn
and to paint, to render, to move, to erect, to sculpt, to stack, to catalogue, to curate, to
re-imagine, to re-search, to re-construct,
to pile, to carve, to engrave, to quarry, to align, to trace, to bury, to set, to pave, to build...
以及繪畫、渲染、移動、豎立、雕塑、堆疊、編錄、策展、重新想像、重新研究、重新建構、堆積、雕刻、刻寫、採石、對位、追蹤、掩埋、置放、鋪築、建造⋯⋯
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Xu Meng Qi (b.1990, Beijing, China) is a Chinese Canadian landscape architect (NY: #003211), and architectural designer based in Hong Kong SAR and New York, NY.
He is the co-founder of post·rock, a design, art, and research studio that explores landscape through material-driven inquiry, with a particular focus on stone, ecology, and the cultural memory embedded in the ground.
Xu has practiced internationally for over a decade, most recently as an Associate at Stimson, where he has worked on a range of institutional and residential projects. His prior experience includes positions at Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Mohsen Mostafavi Architecture, and FXCollaborative, where he developed a cross-disciplinary approach bridging architecture, landscape, and urban design.
Alongside practice, Xu is a Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong, where he teaches across architecture and landscape architecture. His studios and electives emphasize landscape as a medium for thinking through time, material, and collective life, often engaging post-industrial sites, rural settlements, and coastal territories. He has also taught in North America since 2018, including at the Rhode Island School of Design, Harvard GSD, the Boston Architectural College, and the University of Calgary.
He holds dual master’s degrees in Architecture and Landscape Architecture (with Distinction) from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University (with 1st place thesis prize). His work has been exhibited internationally and engages themes of the sublime, material memory, ecological processes, and the relationship between natural and constructed environments.
Sonny plays Magic the Gathering.
徐孟奇，(1990年生於中國北京）是一位活躍於香港與紐約的華裔加拿大籍景觀建築師（紐約州執照 #003211）與建築設計師。
他是 石·現 的共同創辦人。 石·現 是一間結合設計、藝術與研究的工作室，透過材料驅動的方式探索景觀，尤其關注石材、生態，以及地景中所承載的文化記憶與時間痕跡。
徐孟奇 擁有超過十年的國際實務經驗，最近曾任職於 STIMSON 擔任副主任，參與多項機構與住宅類型的景觀項目。此前，他曾於 Stoss Landscape Urbanism、Mohsen Mostafavi Architecture 與 FXCollaborative 工作，逐步建立起跨越建築、景觀與城市設計的跨尺度實踐方法。
除了專業實務之外，徐孟奇現任教於香港大學，於建築與景觀建築領域擔任講師。他的設計教學與研究將景觀視為思考時間、材料與集體生活的媒介，經常聚焦於後工業場地、鄉村聚落與海岸地景等議題。自 2018 年起，他亦於北美多所院校任教，包括羅德島設計學院、哈佛設計學院、波士頓建築學院 以及 卡加利大學 。
他擁有哈佛設計學院建築學與景觀建築雙碩士學位（优秀毕业），以及康奈爾大學建築學學士學位（畢業設計首獎）。其作品曾於國際展覽中展出，研究與實踐持續探索崇高感、材料記憶、生態過程，以及自然與建成環境之間的關係。
徐孟奇 喜歡玩萬智牌。
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“i like rocks.”
「我喜歡石頭。」