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Photos reveal Tadao Ando’s completed He Art Museum in China

November 9, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
The central courtyard of Tadao Ando's cylindrical He Art Museum in China

New photos have been released of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando’s cylindrical He Art Museum, which has reached completion in Guangdong, China. The He Art Museum, otherwise known as HEM, is made from a stack of staggered, concrete disks that wrap around a pair of sweeping helical staircases at its centre. It was designed by

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Atelier Scale designs The Folds playground to encourage tactile play

November 7, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Kid playing at The Folds by Atelier Scale

Atelier Scale has created The Folds, a small community playground in Changzhou, China, as a place for children to explore in a more tactile and less regulated way than usual. The studio deliberately minimised the use of playground equipment to allow children to play with the folded shapes of the place itself. “We believe that the

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Chinese ruins transformed into museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design

November 6, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
The contemporary gallery of Zhang Yan Cultural Museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design

A white-concrete gallery that slots into the ruins of a brick house is among the three exhibition spaces that make up the Zhang Yan Cultural Museum in China. The museum was designed by Shenzhen Horizontal Design to help revive the village of Zhang Yan in Shanghai’s suburbs and demonstrate how old, rural architecture in China

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Terrazzo and bronze staircase forms focal point of The Sukhothai hotel by Neri&Hu

November 3, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Terrazzo and bronze staircase features in The Sukhothai Shanghai hotel

A dramatic staircase connects floors inside this Shanghai hotel, which Neri&Hu has designed with calming, nature-inspired rooms. The staircase can be found in the entrance lobby of The Sukhothai hotel, which is situated in Shanghai’s Jing’an district. It features a bronze balustrade and a staggered sequence of slim, grey-terrazzo steps that have been slightly set

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Imafuku Architects completes Dongshang bar in Beijing with bamboo surfaces

October 26, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Dongshang bar by Imafuku Architects

Canes of bamboo interlace across the ceiling to form a canopy above guests in this bar in Beijing, China designed by Imafuku Architects. Dongshang – which is shortlisted in the bar interior category of this year’s Dezeen Awards – offers an extensive menu of sake and whiskies from Japan, as well as a selection of

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Fei Architects designs apartment block that frames residents’ daily lives in Guangzhou

October 24, 2020 India Block 0
Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals, housing project designed by Fei Architects in Guangzhou, China

The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals is a housing project in Guangzhou, China, designed by Fei Architects to show off its occupants. Located in Zi Ni Tang Park, the renovation project, which has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020, carved out wide windows and balconies with a variety of material finishes. The local studio

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Fei Architects designs apartment block that frames residents’ daily lives in Guangzhou

October 24, 2020 India Block 0
Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals, housing project designed by Fei Architects in Guangzhou, China

The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals is a housing project in Guangzhou, China, designed by Fei Architects to show off its occupants. Located in Zi Ni Tang Park, the renovation project, which has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020, carved out wide windows and balconies with a variety of material finishes. The local studio

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Farrells completes six interconnected skyscrapers in Shenzhen

October 20, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Qianhai district by Farrels

Architecture studio Farrells has unveiled a group of six interconnected skyscrapers at the heart of the Qianhai district in Shenzhen. Named One Excellence, the group of skyscrapers are built on reclaimed land alongside Qianhai bay to the west of downtown Shenzhen as part of the development of the Qianhai district. Farrells designed four office towers and two

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Powerhouse Company tops reception building with undulating Loop of Wisdom walking trail

October 19, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Loop of Wisdom by Powerhouse Company

Architecture studio Powerhouse Company has created a reception building topped with a circular walking trail as part of a development in Chengdu, China. The structures beneath the walking trail will act as a sales pavilion and reception block for the new Unis Chip City development in Chengdu’s Tianfu New District, which is under construction in

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Steven Chilton Architects reveals visuals of silk-informed theatre in Guangzhou

October 16, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Guangzhou Show Theatre by Steven Chilton Architects

Steven Chilton Architects has revealed visuals of its Guangzhou Show Theatre, which is currently under construction in China. Being constructed as part of a major attraction in the Huadu District to the north of the city of Guangzhou in southern China, the theatre will host performances by visiting production companies. The theatre will have a 2,000-seat

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