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Chinese architects must gain the confidence to develop China’s rural areas sustainably, not just turn them into urban sprawl, says architect Li Xiaodong. Li, whose projects include Liyuan Library in the Chinese village of Huairou, believes China’s architects must develop a unique understanding of their cultural identity in order to build the architecture the country needs. “The reason

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New photos reveal the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre nearing completion in China. Due for completion this year, the 115,000-square-metre cultural complex is located beside Meixi Lake in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province. It contains a theatre, contemporary art museum and a smaller multi-purpose venue, which Zaha Hadid Architects has placed in

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New photos reveal the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre nearing completion in China. Due for completion this year, the 115,000-square-metre cultural complex is located beside Meixi Lake in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province. It contains a theatre, contemporary art museum and a smaller multi-purpose venue, which Zaha Hadid Architects has placed in

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New Chinese Architecture is a new book spotlighting the country’s emerging architectural talents, all of whom happen to be women. Author Austin Williams talks Dezeen through five of the most exciting architects and their projects. According to Williams, the new generation of architects in China is producing architecture that is “good, intelligent, challenging, adventurous and diverse”. “In

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