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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners plans 1,200-metre-long raised garden in Shenzhen

October 8, 2018 India Block 0

An area of reclaimed land in Shenzhen, China, is to be transformed into an “urban living room”, with a linear raised garden designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The London-based architecture practice has been announced as the winner of the competition to masterplan the Qianhai area of the city. The 1,200 metre sky garden

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Steven Chiltern Architects to envelop Wuxi Show Theatre in white columns and golden canopy

October 4, 2018 India Block 0

A forest of slender white columns will support a latticed roof of metallic louvres covering a theatre by Steven Chiltern Architects in Wuxi, China. When the Wuxi Show Theatre opens in December 2019 it will hold 2,000 theatre-goers and provide a permanent home for Belgian theatre director Franco Dragone’s show, the House of Dancing Water.

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MAD breaks ground on “extraterrestrial” sports campus in China

October 3, 2018 India Block 0

Construction has begun on the Quzhou Sports Campus in China, with stadiums designed by MAD that will rise from a landscaped park like volcanoes. The 700,000-square-metre sports park in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, will include a 30,000 seat stadium and a gymnasium with capacity of 10,000, along with a swimming pool, sports hall, and outdoor sports

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10 architects imagine the Chinese home of the future for China House Vision exhibition

October 2, 2018 Katie de Klee 0

MAD, Penda and Open Architecture are among 10 Asian studios that have built futuristic concept homes in Beijing, including a living garden, a nomadic Martian pod and a modular home inspired by Beijing’s hutongs. China House Vision, which opened last week to coincide with Beijing Design Week, is an exhibition exploring how maximum quality of life can be achieved in

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Gad Line+ Studio creates low-cost housing in rural Chinese village

September 30, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

This affordable housing development in China’s Fuyang District, near Hangzhou, features sloping tiled roofs and a pared-back material palette inspired by the region’s vernacular architecture. Gad Line+ Studio, which is based at Zhejiang Gongshang University in Hangzhou, developed the proposal in response to the poor living conditions that affect many communities in rural China. According

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HAO Design uses pastel hues for pitched-roof apartment in Beijing

September 6, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

HAO Design took advantage of this apartment’s peaked roof to turn it into a bright and spacious family home, finishing its interiors with a selection of pastel furnishings. Starburst House is set within the city’s Haidian District and belongs to a young couple and their son. The apartment – which measures 116 square-metres – was purchased

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Renovated cottage in rural China retains original rustic features

August 25, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Fashion designer Sun Min and architect Christian Taeubert have renovated a neglected cottage set around a courtyard in rural China. Located in a village outside of Beijing, China, the refurbished cottage retains many of the its original rustic features such as its original timber beams and roof, which sit alongside modern additions such as the large sliding

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Chinese Villa With Open Plan Spaces & Mezzanine Levels

August 23, 2018 HD Staff 0

A slick modern villa, designed by the QBI studio in China, cuts into the blue sky from lush green gardens. Led by architect Tran Le Quoc Binh, the project has a unique and youthful look that was based not only around great style but on the individual personality of the homeowners and how they use […]

Neri&Hu animates Little B store in Shanghai with white-glazed tiles and neon lights

August 18, 2018 Natashah Hitti 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has paired curved white-glazed tiles with stainless steel at this high-end convenience store in Shanghai, designed for lifestyle brand The Beast. The Little B retail store sits amongst the narrow alleys that make up Shanghai’s central Xintiandi district, which is made up of reconstructed mid-19th-century Shikumen – or “stone gate” – houses.

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Curving shades arch over terraces of Chongqing housing development by Safdie Architects

August 13, 2018 India Block 0

Moshe Safdie’s firm has completed a set of stepped homes on a hill overlooking the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. The 42,740-square-metre Eling Hill development includes 126 apartments spread across three bands of buildings rising up a hill on the Yuzhong Peninsula, in the city in central China Safdie Architects created the housing scheme for

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