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Chinese architects and designers can “bring something different to the world” say Dezeen Awards China judges

July 6, 2023 Benedict Hobson 0

Architects and designers in China are poised to have a greater global influence as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, according to Dezeen Awards China judges at a talk at Design Shanghai. Hosted by Dezeen’s co-CEO Benedict Hobson, the panel discussion marked the launch of Dezeen’s new regional edition of Dezeen Awards to celebrate

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Open Architecture’s Sun Tower tops out in Yantai

June 28, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed photos of its 50-metre-high viewing tower in Yantai as it nears completion. Under construction on the coast of the northern Chinese city, the Sun Tower is designed to evoke the form of a giant sundial. Now at its full height, the concrete building has a conical form that appears to

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Ma Yansong creates maze-like performance space for Chinese festival

June 27, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong has unveiled The City of Time installation and events space on the beach in Aranya, northern China. Created for the Aranya Theater Festival, which takes place on a beach near Qinhuangdao, the maze-like structure was designed to host a series of art installations and events during the festival. Made from recylecd metal

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Intersecting coloured blocks “celebrate creativity” in Chinese school

June 24, 2023 Katie Last 0

Brightly coloured volumes and sweeping curves create a playful atmosphere in the Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School, which Trace Architecture Office has added to the Chinese island of Hainan. Designed as part of a wider development alongside a kindergarten and student accommodation, the secondary school was created to encourage a retreat from traditional forms of

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Wutopia Lab tops underground museum in China with sweeping concrete roof

June 20, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Shanghai-based studio Wutopia Lab has created Deep Time Palace, an underground museum in Changchun featuring a wavy concrete roof with eye-shaped openings. Located on the southeast corner of the Palace Museum of the Manchurian Regime site, the new museum is the largest fair-faced concrete building in northeastern China, according to the studio. Named Deep Time

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MAD wraps China Philharmonic Concert Hall in translucent facade

June 13, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

The translucent, wavy facade of China Philharmonic Concert Hall by MAD is revealed in these construction photos, which capture the building nearing completion in Beijing. Located next to the Workers Stadium, China Philharmonic Concert Hall will become the first permanent residence for the country’s philharmonic orchestra. The two-storey, 11,600-square-metre building will house both a main

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Mountain landscapes inform perforated-granite-clad Chengdu Natural History Museum

June 12, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Faceted, rock-like forms clad with panels of perforated granite define the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China, which was designed by US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners and local studio CSWADI. Completed in 2022, the 50,000-square-metre museum is part of a developing “entrepreneurial hub” in Chengdu, combining public spaces, shops and a cafe with galleries,

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Dezeen launches China edition of Dezeen Awards in partnership with Bentley

June 12, 2023 Benedict Hobson 0

Dezeen has launched a new edition of Dezeen Awards to celebrate the best architecture, interiors and design in China. Start your entry today! Dezeen Awards China is the first regional edition of Dezeen Awards, which has grown rapidly to become one of the most entered awards programmes on the planet and is a benchmark for

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Dezeen’s Pinterest roundup features eight cultural buildings in China

June 12, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

Chinese architecture has been a hot topic on Pinterest over the last six months. Cultural buildings, such as museums, galleries and dance studios, have been particularly popular. We round up eight of the best from our Pinterest. In a country known for huge amorphous buildings like stadiums, opera houses and skyscrapers, the majority of cultural

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Heatherwick Studio reveals design for Shanghai exhibition hall wrapped in “ribbons” in

June 9, 2023 Christina Yao 0

British architecture firm Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design of West Bund Orbit exhibition centre in Shanghai, China, which will be wrapped in a series of curved balconies. Currently being built on the West Bund waterfront in Xuhui District, the new exhibition hall will feature a series of interwoven “ribbons” that wrap around the main exhibition

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