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Group of Architects insets mono-pitched theatre into bamboo forest in China

December 30, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese studio Group of Architects has completed the Yada Theatre near the city of Yixing, with ceramic and wood finishes that reference the region’s bamboo forests and heritage of pottery production. Shanghai-based Group of Architects (GOA) designed the theatre to be a cultural landmark for the new town of Yangxian Xishan, a development intended to revitalise

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The Sculptural Exterior Is Part Of The Unique Experience Of This Boutique Hotel

December 21, 2022 Erin 0

Atelier d’More has completed the design of a new boutique hotel, located in the suburbs of Beijing, China. Originally used as a residence and office, Atelier d’More was commissioned to renovate this run-down two-story brick-concrete building into the ‘Sleeping Lab’. The designers decided to create an inward view and to create an interesting private garden, which led to […]

Aurelien Chen retains references to China’s “Red Era” in renovated cultural centre

December 18, 2022 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Aurelien Chen has transformed a former miners’ canteen in Handan, China, into a multipurpose cultural centre featuring interventions that respond to the building’s communist heritage. The canteen was built in the 1970s to serve workers at the Jinxing coal mine in China’s Hebei Province. It is surrounded by office buildings dating back to 1912

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Heatherwick Studio opens “first permanent overseas base” in Shanghai

December 16, 2022 Christina Yao 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick’s studio has opened its first office outside of the UK at 1000 Trees in Shanghai, a commercial building designed by the practice that opened late last year. Its Shanghai studio will house a team of ten and be located on the fourth floor of the newly developed shopping centre, alongside the M50 art

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Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning marks 70 years with Global Dean’s Forum

December 14, 2022 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: Shanghai’s Tongji University is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its College of Architecture and Urban Planning with the Global Dean’s Forum, a day-long event bringing together 11 major architecture schools from around the world. Held on 15 December 2022, the event’s theme is focused on “Design Education in a Transformational World”. The event is

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Neri&Hu inserts shed into old lane house for Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai

December 9, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has inserted a stainless-steel shed into a Shanghainese lane house for Blue Bottle Coffee’s latest cafe in Shanghai, which opened to the public last week. Located in Zhangyuan in one of the area’s 140-year-old traditional Shikumen mansions, Neri&Hu’s design for the coffee shop aims to evoke “an intimate and nostalgic experience and

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RSHP unveils design for “open and welcoming” Shenzhen skyscraper

December 9, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Architecture studio RSHP has revealed its design for an office skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, with glazed office wings extended from a central concrete tower. Named Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Integrated Service Centre, the building in the Futian Free Trade Zone, south of the Shenzhen Central Business District will be 212 metres tall. The 45-storey skyscraper has two glazed

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Dezeen’s top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2022

December 8, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Including a pool-topped library and a half-buried stadium, Dezeen’s China editor Christina Yao continues our review of 2022 with a roundup of Chinese architecture projects completed this year. With China under extreme covid lockdown restrictions throughout the year, architects in the world’s most populous country have increasingly focused on socially and environmentally conscious work. Here are

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Ennead Architects designs Wuxi Art Museum to emulate “natural erosion of spirit stones”

November 29, 2022 Christina Yao 0

New York studio Ennead Architects has revealed its design for a museum that is set to be built within Shangxianhe Wetland Park in the city of Wuxi, China. Named the Wuxi Art Museum, the building will have perforated surfaces and eroded hollows informed by the Taihu stone – a type of limestone often used in traditional gardens

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People’s Architecture Office completes blue-toned makeover of Fuqiang school

November 28, 2022 Amy Frearson 0

Vivid shades of blue and turquoise characterise this school in Shenzhen, China, which has been overhauled by People’s Architecture Office to offer more creative forms of learning. Beijing-based People’s Architecture Office (PAO) has reorganised and extended Fuqiang Elementary School to expand the range of facilities and create more outdoor teaching spaces. The design, called Learning Terraces,

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