The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK SZ) has been designed by Rocco Design Architects to bring global academic excellence to the city of Shenzhen – China’s rapidly-growing innovation and tech hub. Situated…
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Architecture Education Public Institution
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Architecture Residential design
Studio Toggle’s contemporary reinterpretation of traditional courtyard house in Kuwait maintains cultural norms
Kuwait-based award-winning architecture practice Studio Toggle, founded by Hend Almatrouk and Gijo Paul George was commissioned to design a house in Kuwait City’s Mishref neighbourhood, which mostly comprises of two- and three-storey detached houses.…
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Architecture Urban design
Zaha Hadid Architects-designed exhibition and conference centre in Chengdu’s Unicorn Island nears completion
Conceived by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 67-hectare mixed-use master plan for a start-up exhibition and conference centre, in Chengdu‘s Unicorn Island will generate living and working environments for Chinese and international companies. In line…
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Architecture Healthcare
IF Architects designs children’s hospital in Bangkok that focuses on fun environment
Centered on the concept of “playing is healing”, Integrated Field (IF) Architects has designed a 6,000m² children’s hospital in Bangkok‘s Samut Sakhon neighbourhood in Thailand. People seldom like to be in a hospital environment,…
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Architecture Exhibition
Hopkins Architects completes Buhais geological exhibition centre in Sharjah desert
Hopkins Architects has completed The Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre, a project commissioned by the Sharjah Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), which lies approximately 30 miles southeast of the emirate of Sharjah (one…
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Architecture Competitions
Top architects shortlisted for Penang reclaimed island project including Foster + Partners, Studio UN, MVRDV and BIG
Following an international competition, Foster + Partners has been shortlisted for a mega project which will see the winning firm design three new artificial islands off the coast of Penang in north Malaysia. The…
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Architecture Art Culture Public Institution
Circular form of He Art Museum by Tadao Ando pays nod to traditional Chinese architecture
Tadao Ando Architect & Associates has revealed the firm’s design for He Art Museum (HEM), the first art museum dedicated to southern China’s regional Lingnan culture. It’s scheduled to open on March 21, 2020…