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Neri&Hu clads Piaget’s Hong Kong boutique in ceramic tiles and bronze

April 27, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has designed a storefront for Swiss watchmaker and jeweller Piaget in Hong Kong, using handmade ceramic tiles that reference the heritage of both the brand and the site. The bespoke ceramic tiles, glazed in nuanced shades of deep blue and framed in bronze, have been neatly arranged on the storefront of

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Open Architecture models Chinese theatre on “ever-changing body of water”

April 12, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed the visuals for Yichang Grand Theatre in China, which will have an amorphous form intended to evoke flowing water. The 70,000 square-meter theatre will be located at the Pinghu Peninsula in Hubei Province, at a site where the Yangtze River meets the Huangbai River tributary. Open Architecture’s proposal comprises

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Ma Yansong picks six highlights from Blueprint Beijing exhibition he curated

March 1, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Architect Ma Yansong, the curator of Blueprint Beijing, a feature exhibition exploring the future of the Chinese capital at the 2022 Beijing Biennial, shares six of his highlight installations from the show. Ma, the founding partner of Chinese architecture studio MAD, invited 20 architects and artists of different generations from around the world to present their

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Neri&Hu adds “glowing lantern” on top of Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi’an

February 28, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has added an extension to the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xi’an, China, that was designed to “serve as a source of illumination for the surrounding urban fabric”. Neri&Hu was invited to create a new extension for the east entry of the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts, which is located

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BIG reveals pair of “simple prismatic” skyscrapers in Shenzhen

February 14, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled the Qianhai Prisma Towers in Shenzhen, China, both comprised of leaning volumes tapering towards the sky. Set to be built on either side of the Shenzhen Hong Kong Plaza, a cultural development designed by Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto known as the “green belt”, the skyscrapers will be 300-metres and

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Atelier Deshaus completes Buddhist temple alongside Great Wall of China

February 10, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio Atelier Deshaus has completed the Upper-Cloister Buddhist temple and meditation complex, in the Jinshan Mountains near Beijing. Situated in a valley next to the ruins of the Great Wall of China, the temple complex consists of series of spaces arranged on stepped platforms against the 1.6-metre drop sloping mountain terrain. Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus aimed to

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Studio Prineas adds concrete tower to fisherman’s cottage in Sydney

February 9, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Architecture studio Studio Prineas has added a three-storey concrete extension to a 19th-century fisherman’s cottage to create a home overlooking the harbour in Sydney, Australia. Located on a steeply sloping site in the Birchgrove area of Sydney, the home consists of two distinct elements an old timber fisherman’s cottage and a concrete tower intended to contrast with it. Containing the

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FOG Architecture transforms Beijing courtyard house into fragrance store

February 3, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. Located within a 500-square-meter Siheyuan complex, the store occupies a 280-year-old courtyard house that are common in the region. FOG Architecture renovated the building to reveal its original architecture, which features triangle-shaped timber roof

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Twelve Chinese architecture projects completing in the Year of the Rabbit

January 20, 2023 Christina Yao 0

As China prepares to celebrate Chinese New Year tomorrow, we round up the 12 most anticipated architecture projects set to complete in the country this year. After the government scrapped its zero-Covid policy at the end of last year, a flurry of high-profile architecture projects in China are now expected to open soon having suffered

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Chinese architects and designers confident of bounceback as Covid restrictions ease

January 19, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Architects and designers in China have told Dezeen they expect domestic and international work to ramp up now that tight Covid restrictions are finally easing. “I believe as a Chinese architect, it’s an opportunity for us to take projects from overseas,” said Weico founder Wei Sun. “We will also look into doing more international projects

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