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Demand for overseas architects booms in China’s “open and free climate”

September 29, 2017 Marcus Fairs 0

China is emerging as a key destination for international architects, with experienced designers flocking to take up jobs in the country. China’s booming construction scene is fuelling the demand, with Chinese architecture studios keen to hire foreign talent both for domestic projects and for their growing work outside their home nation. “There are many foreign

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Tourist centre perches above limestone canyon in Guizhou Province

September 28, 2017 India Block 0

This tourist centre by Chinese studios 3andwich Design and He Wei Studio stands on a platform facing out over a deep limestone canyon in Anlong County in China’s Guizhou Province. Four buildings and a pavilion-like structure that make up the Anlong Limestone Resort are hidden between the peaks of the hills, with the platform and a bridge connecting them. Floor-to-ceiling windows

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Tourist centre perches above limestone canyon in Guizhou Province

September 28, 2017 India Block 0

This tourist centre by Chinese studios 3andwich Design and He Wei Studio stands on a platform facing out over a deep limestone canyon in Anlong County in China’s Guizhou Province. Four buildings and a pavilion-like structure that make up the Anlong Limestone Resort are hidden between the peaks of the hills, with the platform and a bridge connecting them. Floor-to-ceiling windows

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Baitasi House of the Future features moving walls controlled by a smart TV

September 23, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Chinese studio Dot Architects has completed a futuristic home in a traditional Beijing hutong, featuring moveable furniture modules and an extension constructed using the WikiHouse open-source architecture platform. Dot Architects developed the Baitasi House of the Future for tech company Whaley, which focuses on smart homes and asked the studio to develop a building suited

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Baitasi House of the Future features moving walls controlled by a smart TV

September 23, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Chinese studio Dot Architects has completed a futuristic home in a traditional Beijing hutong, featuring moveable furniture modules and an extension constructed using the WikiHouse open-source architecture platform. Dot Architects developed the Baitasi House of the Future for tech company Whaley, which focuses on smart homes and asked the studio to develop a building suited

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Work starts on Schmidt Hammer Lassen-designed innovation centre adapted to Shanghai’s extreme weather

September 20, 2017 India Block 0

Architecture firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has designed a business incubator for Shanghai, featuring sheltered terraces that allow for year-round outdoor use. Construction began on 18 September on the new CaoHeJing Guigu Creative Headquarters in Shanghai’s technology hub. The project is the third collaboration between Schmidt Hammer Lassen and the government-backed CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park. CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park

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Work starts on Schmidt Hammer Lassen-designed innovation centre adapted to Shanghai’s extreme weather

September 20, 2017 India Block 0

Architecture firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen has designed a business incubator for Shanghai, featuring sheltered terraces that allow for year-round outdoor use. Construction began on 18 September on the new CaoHeJing Guigu Creative Headquarters in Shanghai’s technology hub. The project is the third collaboration between Schmidt Hammer Lassen and the government-backed CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park. CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park

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UNStudio completes enormous Raffles City Hangzhou complex featuring twisted glass towers

September 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Dutch firm UNStudio has completed a mixed-use development in the Chinese city of Hangzhou that accommodates a hotel, offices, apartments and shops, within a pair of sinuous towers connected by a podium and landscaped plaza. Raffles City Hangzhou was designed by UNStudio for real estate company CapitaLand. Described by the studio as “a sustainable urban

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This Children’s Shoe Store Was Designed To Be Full Of Whimsy And Wonder

September 11, 2017 Erin 0

Photography © Katsumi Hirabayashi   PRISM DESIGN have recently completed Fly Pony, a new children’s shoe store in Shanghai, China, that is full of wonder and represents a story of a young child.   Photography © Katsumi Hirabayashi The designer’s explain, “In the teeming city, Shanghai, people talk about a boy called Tim, who is coming […]

This Children’s Shoe Store Was Designed To Be Full Of Whimsy And Wonder

September 11, 2017 Erin 0

Photography © Katsumi Hirabayashi   PRISM DESIGN have recently completed Fly Pony, a new children’s shoe store in Shanghai, China, that is full of wonder and represents a story of a young child.   Photography © Katsumi Hirabayashi The designer’s explain, “In the teeming city, Shanghai, people talk about a boy called Tim, who is coming […]