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EID Architecture Redefines High Density Mixed Use Development in Xi’an
Written by Megan Schires After winning a recent international design competition, EID Architecture out of Shanghai aims to redefine high-density mixed-use development in Asia through their design for the OCT Xi’an International Center (OXIC)…
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MVRDV Wins Competition to Design the Mixed-Use Shimao ShenKong International Center in Shenzhen, China
Written by Christele Harrouk MVRDV’ s entry, Shenzhen Terraces, has been selected from 27 projects as the winner in a competition to design a 101,300-square-metre mixed-use Shimao ShenKong International Center. The multi-level urban living…
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Chongqing Nankai LiangJiang Secondary School / gad
Curated by 韩爽 – HAN Shuang Text description provided by the architects. In the mountain city of Chongqing, there is such a middle school that integrates individualized educational thinking into the campus environment. It…
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Ningbo Urban Planning Exhibition Center / Playze + Schmidhuber
Curated by Paula Pintos Text description provided by the architects. It is located at the heart of the newly built “Ningbo Eastern New Town” adjacent to the city hall and the civic square. The…
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PACO Restaurant / Pure’s Design
Curated by 韩爽 – HAN Shuang Text description provided by the architects. PACO is a food fusion restaurant with three floors. Brunch and coffee are served on the first floor. The second floor…
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Livraria Zhongshuge de Guiyang / X+Living
Curated by 韩爽 – HAN Shuang Text description provided by the architects. The project is located at Yun Shang Fang Zhou in the general bonded area of Guiyang. Standing at the commercial plaza, you can…
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Chongqing Zhongshuge Bookstore / X+Living
Curated by 韩爽 – HAN Shuang Text description provided by the architects. As one of the world’s largest inland city of mountains and rivers, Chongqing is a city full of surprises and wonderful and charming…
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Port Apartament Xizhimen / SZA
Text description provided by the architects. On the urban stage, “Iconic” buildings play a leading role which attracts the most attention, but those “unremarkable” buildings act the invisible role in our daily life…
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Guangzhou Opera House | Zaha Hadid Architects
Text description provided by the architects. Like pebbles in a stream smoothed by erosion, the Guangzhou Opera House sits in perfect harmony with its riverside location. The Opera House is at the…
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Zhengtong BMW Museum | Crossboundaries
Text description provided by the architects. A museum of vintage BMWs is opening this month in Beijing, China. Crossboundaries’ design for the gallery space brings forth the exclusiveness of the cars while…
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Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center | Architectural Design & Research Institute of SCUT
Text description provided by the architects. Cultural architectures have always been academician He Jingtang’s “specialty”. Project Dachang National Palace is no doubt another masterpiece. Located in Dachang Hui Autonomous County, Langfang, Hebei…
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All under one roof: how malls and cities are becoming indistinguishable
Suburban malls may be a dying breed, but in cities from New York to Hong Kong, new malls are thriving by seamlessly blending into the urban fabric. By Stefan Al “We…
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Shanghai Natural History Museum | Perkins+Will
Text description provided by the architects. The much anticipated Shanghai Natural History Museum, designed by Perkins+Will’s Global Design Director Ralph Johnson, has opened in Shanghai. The 44,517 square meter (479,180 square foot)…
