Articles by Collin Chen

November 2022, China Jinying TV Art Festival was held in Changsha, Hunan Province, and as the venue of the festival, the Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) Program Production Centre opened its doors. HPP won the international design competition of this project in 2014. As Hunan’s largest TV program production center, it is the leading project of the Malanshan Cultural and Creative Area and also a new city landmark, a new hub for cultural creativity, and a new tourist attraction in Hunan Province.

Hangzhou Winland Center is located on the bank of the Grand Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is adjacent to the Xiangji Temple with a thousand-year history. In accordance with the theme of “Sublimate the temples”, ARQ designed the project with the premise of preserving the grace of the temple. By interpreting the spatial layout of traditional Chinese buildings with modern methods, a group of new modern buildings perfectly integrates with the surrounding circumstance, such as the history, humanity, and nature around the ancient temple. The whole project is not only a project about rescue and preservation, but also an exploration of urban issues. It is exemplary and valuable in the aspect of public welfare as ARQUITECTONICA is able to establish a harmonious coexistence between the new complex and the old city. It not only protects the historical and cultural heritage but also the natural ecology of the entire region. Moreover, it is a dialogue between tradition and the future.

Master planned and designed by LAGUARDA.LOW ARCHITECTS, Jining Cultural Industry Park is the third and final phase of the Jining Cultural Center. Located in the beautiful Taibai Lake New District of Jining, China, the ambitious project includes an elaborate commercial complex across an elevated park, Highland Park, from three iconic museums and a library. The complex is a series of volumes that rise gracefully into towers like peaks of a mountain range. The elevated park between commercial and cultural buildings is made of sinuous lines flowing from the park up over the towers like flowing water, seamlessly connecting the disparate programs on the site.