In 2017, MAD Architects was commissioned to design a kindergarten next to a senior citizens’ apartment in Beijing, reflecting the client’s “intergenerational integration” ethos that blends pre-school education and eldercare. The subject site, covering an…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Education Landscape architecture
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Architecture Building Materials Exhibition
Guangdong exhibition centre by Wutopia Lab conjures images of hovering aluminium mountains created in concentric circles
When architect Yu Ting, founder of the Shanghai-based practice Wutopia Lab visited Mt Luofu in Canton, the rising mist blocked his view as he walked through the field, shares the architect. With the heavy…
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Architecture Building Materials Public Institution
Studio Zhu-Pei designs Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum that pays homage to the town’s porcelain-making heritage
Jingdezhen, known as the porcelain capital of the world for its 1,700-year-old pottery-making legacy, has a new cultural attraction – the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum designed by Studio Zhu-Pei. Located in the centre of…
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Architecture Community architecture Office design Public Institution Sustainable design
SUP Atelier designs sustainable multipurpose building in Hainan inspired by the area’s red soil
Designed by SUP Atelier, the Hainan Smart Ecological New City Digital City Hall, themed “Garden & Courtyard”, is a multi-functional building available for exhibition, creative industries, and commercial offices. The design, starting from climatic…
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Architecture Art Culture
Shuyang Art Museum by Zhejiang University design team draws upon its town’s calligraphic heritage
Located in the hometown of traditional calligraphy, Shuyang in China’s Jiangsu province, Shuyang Art Museum by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co. Ltd is positioned as the calligraphy art museum…
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Architecture Residential design Sustainable design Urban design
Guallart Architects wins post-covid housing competition for China’s new Xiong’an city
Spanish practice Guallart Architects, founded by Vicente Guallart, chief architect of the city of Barcelona, has won the international competition to design a mixed-use community in the new city of Xiong’an in China. The…
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Architecture Community architecture Urban design
Stefano Boeri Architetti wins competition to design China’s largest rehabilitation centre in Shenzhen
Stefano Boeri Architetti (SBA) has won the international competition to design China’s largest and most innovative Rehabilitation Centre in Shenzhen. The winner of the contest was picked by a jury comprising local and international…