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Dezeen Debate features “cultural hit for generations to come”

November 5, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a conical community venue by Open Architecture. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The 50-meter-tall Sun Tower, designed by Chinese studio Open Architecture in Yantai, northeast China, has a conical concrete shape crafted to align with the sun’s path. Commenters were captivated, with one describing it as a

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Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as “giant sundial”

November 4, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Open Architecture has completed the 50-metre-tall Sun Tower, which has a conical concrete form designed to follow the path of the sun, in Yantai, northeast China. Located in Yantai’s Yeda Development Zone, the cultural and community venue comprises exhibition spaces, a semi-outdoor theatre, a library, a viewing deck, a cafe and a bar. According

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Bricks made with tea leaves clad Beijing teahouse by Kooo Architects

November 4, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Japanese studio Kooo Architects used custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves to create a natural feel inside the Théatre teashop in Beijing. The store located in Beijing’s central business district belongs to Chinese brand Théatre, which wanted to immerse guests in the tea-drinking experience. Kooo Architects created a multi-sensory space featuring

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Turenscape transforms concrete sea wall into “resilient public space”

October 30, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. Named A Breathing Sea Wall, the project aims to help alleviate the local threat of rising sea levels while providing locals with useable outdoor space. The concrete structure, which spans a

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IARA piggybacks stone aqueduct with sheltered timber bridge in China

October 27, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio IARA has reinvigorated an abandoned aqueduct in Huangshan, China, by attaching a sheltered timber bridge on top of its stone structure. Named FW JI Covered Bridge on Aqueduct, the project in Fengwu Village is shortlisted in the infrastructure and transport project category of Dezeen Awards 2024. The narrow stone aqueduct, which crosses over

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Neri&Hu creates “urban oasis” for Artyzen New Bund 31 hotel in Shanghai

October 23, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a hotel in Shanghai alongside the New Bund Performing Arts Centre, which was also designed by the studio. Located in Pudong District, Artyzen New Bund 31 hotel forms part of a larger development called Qiantan, which includes an office tower and a shopping centre. The hotel, which is connected directly

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Dezeen Debate features doughnut-shaped weather balloon praised as “sheer genius”

October 22, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a pair of landmarks in China designed by Line + Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture firm Line + Studio introduced a doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and a woven timber tunnel to rural Zhejiang. Commenters debated the project, with one calling it “sheer genius”. Another thought it

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Line+ Studio floats doughnut-shaped weather balloon above rural Chinese landscape

October 20, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and woven timber tunnel have been completed by architecture practice Line+ Studio in rural area in Zhejiang, China. Named Woven Gateway and Sky Ring, the two structures were commissioned as part of the enhancement of the Chuan Yan Nineteen Peaks Scenic Area. Line+ Studio designed the structures to be minimal but

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Atelier Xi designs weathering steel pavilions that “elegantly meander” through Shenzhen park

October 18, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese studio Atelier Xi has completed a visitor centre for Qiaochengbei Park in Shenzhen, using weathering steel and grass roofs to blend two pavilion-like structures into the landscape. Atelier Xi created the visitor centre in Qiaochenbei North Park, a newly-created area of woodland in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District that was opened to the public in 2024.

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Mur Mur Lab creates glazed pavilions overlooking “mysterious” landscape in China

October 17, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Mur Mur Lab has designed the Dongdan Grassland Sea Ruins Station in eastern China, creating two wave-topped glass pavilions that offer passers-by a “moment to connect with nature”. Located in the Dongshen Township in Zhejiang province, the structure overlooks an area of mudflat pasture spanning nearly 1,000 acres (405 hectares), that was created

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