Articles by July Shao

The project is located in the north unit of Qianjiang Century City, Hangzhou, the heart of the Asian Games Athlete Village, which is the international zone during the Asian Games. During the event, the international zone will serve as administration center, NOC (National Olympic Committee) service center, business and entertainment center, and large basic service facility (110kv substation), which is designed to be the most important public activity area in the functional composition of the Asian Games Athlete Village, and also the window for the Asian Games Athlete Village to show the image of the city to the outside. The buildings in this area should bear the main functions as supporting service facilities during the event and will be transformed into large public buildings serving the city after the Asian Games to meet the needs of urban development for culture, art, and public space.

The project is located in the north unit of Qianjiang Century City, Hangzhou, the heart of the Asian Games Athlete Village, which is the international zone during the Asian Games. During the event, the international zone will serve as administration center, NOC (National Olympic Committee) service center, business and entertainment center, and large basic service facility (110kv substation), which is designed to be the most important public activity area in the functional composition of the Asian Games Athlete Village, and also the window for the Asian Games Athlete Village to show the image of the city to the outside. The buildings in this area should bear the main functions as supporting service facilities during the event and will be transformed into large public buildings serving the city after the Asian Games to meet the needs of urban development for culture, art, and public space.

The 2023 Shanghai Urban Design Challenge (SUDC), a significant initiative in the collaboration between the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China and the Shanghai Municipal Government, was officially initiated on the afternoon of August 4, marking the beginning of global sign-up.
This challenge has undergone comprehensive enhancements to include a broader range of project and award categories, with the aim to establish a prestigious national-level urban design platform and become an internationally influential event.

The International Consultation on Central Area Planning and Core Zone Urban Design for Pingshan, Shenzhen has formally launched. The purpose of this international consultation is to gather global insight and leading ideas and to solicit design proposals that are both imaginative and viable. Now it is open for registration from renowned design institutions both domestically and internationally. 

The International Creative Design Competition for Wuyi Mountain National Park No. 1 Scenic Byway will highlight the targeted positioning of making Wuyi Mountain a world-class tourist destination and the parlor of Fujian province, and showcase the unparalleled natural and cultural beauty of the Park to the world. Driven by creativity and innovation, the Competition intends to solicit architectural and planning improvement proposals from around the globe for 14 nodes firstly selected along the No. 1 Scenic Byway.

The International Creative Design Competition for Wuyi Mountain National Park No. 1 Scenic Byway will highlight the targeted positioning of making Wuyi Mountain a world-class tourist destination and the parlor of Fujian province, and showcase the unparalleled natural and cultural beauty of the Park to the world. Driven by creativity and innovation, the Competition intends to solicit architectural and planning improvement proposals from around the globe for 14 nodes firstly selected along the No. 1 Scenic Byway. 

House of Craft –‘Power Station Configurator’, a scaffolding architectural installation, transforms the three-story riverfront platform of Power Station of Art Shanghai into a flexible and changing field. The first thing one sees at the narrow end of the platform is a scaffolding module, while on the larger area behind it, there are more modules, which are lined up towards the Huangpu River, forming a creative exhibition site for contemporary craftsmanship of China. First, this triangle space is divided. The entire space is divided into smaller modules so that the newly placed structure can adapt to the various sizes of various exhibiting items. The independent modules built by scaffolding can be moved and combined. Each module has four sides of curtains which can be adjusted to open up or enclose the display space of a module. The wooden display system designed for each module provides a hidden and unique small space for different sizes of craftwork. It restores the work site of contemporary craftsmen through the display of text, images, videos, etc.