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Dezeen Awards China architecture project of the year “opens up new possibilities”

December 14, 2023 Amina Amber 0

A school with colourful volumes and sinuous curves by Trace Architecture Office won Dezeen Awards China 2023 Architecture project of the year, as seen in this movie produced by Dezeen. The studio picked up the prize at the inaugural Dezeen Awards China 2023 party earlier this week, which took place at the Neri&Hu-designed Sukhothai hotel

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Dezeen Awards China architecture project of the year “opens up new possibilities”

December 14, 2023 Amina Amber 0

A school with colourful volumes and sinuous curves by Trace Architecture Office won Dezeen Awards China 2023 Architecture project of the year, as seen in this movie produced by Dezeen. The studio picked up the prize at the inaugural Dezeen Awards China 2023 party earlier this week, which took place at the Neri&Hu-designed Sukhothai hotel

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“A metastasized Sydney Opera House” says commenter

December 13, 2023 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Zaha Hadid Architects’ Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre on an artificial lake in China. The centre is characterised by its four angular wings with sculptural steel canopies and its sweeping roofscape, which Zaha Hadid Architects modelled on the chevron-shaped flight formations of migratory birds in southern China. “A

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Zaha Hadid Architects references migratory birds for Zhuhai art centre

December 8, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Four angular wings with steel canopies form Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre, which British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has completed on an artificial lake in China. Located within the ZhongXin Lake in Zhuhai, the centre is characterised by its sweeping roofscape, which Zaha Hadid Architects modelled on the chevron-shaped flight formations of migratory birds in

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Büro Ole Scheeren unveils twisting Tencent Helix complex for Shenzhen

December 7, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

A quartet of twisting office towers that are joined at the base will form the global headquarters of tech company Tencent, which architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren is creating in Shenzhen. Named Tencent Helix, the building will contain workspace for 23,000 employees of the Chinese company, which is best known for developing the multifaceted WeChat

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Neri&Hu highlights simplicity and functionality at Shanghai art gallery

December 6, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a contemporary art gallery for Ota Fine Arts in Shanghai with a focus on the “sublime beauty of the banal”. The gallery sits on the ground floor of a mixed-use tower at Rockbund, a development amidst the historical Bund in Shanghai along the Huangpu River, where a series of restored

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Chongqing’s hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store

November 24, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Conveyor belts and cog-like display stands appear within this beauty store in Chongqing, China, designed by AIM Architecture, which takes cues from the city’s underground network of factories. Harmay is located at the heart of Chongqing inside a former shopping mall, with its entrance set below street level. “The store is located underneath a large plaza

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RooMoo reuses distillery’s old whiskey barrels to decorate its bar

November 22, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Chinese interiors studio RooMoo has used nearly 6,000 pieces of oak from discarded distillery barrels to adorn this whiskey bar in Shanghai. Laizhou Bar is located in the city’s buzzy Xuhui District and is an offshoot of Laizhou Distillery, a Chinese whiskey producer based out of Sichuan province. The distillery prides itself on reducing its

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Ice-block pavilion Falling Hours functions as a giant hourglass

November 21, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architects from the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design used a cable membrane structure and bricks of river ice to create this installation in Qinhuangdao, China, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. A team from BIAD, led by architects Xiyan Yang, Guanjia Li and Chenzhi Yan, designed and built the Falling Hours pavilion

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Bird wings inform design of Dapi Mountain Restaurant in China

November 15, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

A sweeping roof designed to resemble a bird wing defines this restaurant, which Chinese studio Galaxy Arch has created on the grounds of an ancient temple on Dapi Mountain, China. Named Dapi Mountain Restaurant, the building is designed to provide a better experience for visitors to the peak in the Dapishan Scenic Area, which is

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