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China
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Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs Five New “Tree-Scrapers” in Central China
The sprawling Easyhome Huanggang Vertical Forest City Complex transforms the mid-size city into an urban greenscape.
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This Library by Atelier Xi Celebrates Past and Present
A series of small concrete pavilions revitalizes isolated communities in China’s Henan province.
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Aiming to Engage the Public, DS+R’s New Tianjin Juilliard School Pays Tribute to Its New York Counterpart
The conservatory's transparent and open design includes space for performance, practice, research, and interactive exhibitions.
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RE x SUGAR Bakery Shop Serves up Japanese Treats and a Minimalist Design
In bustling Nanjing, China, ONDO Studio creates a serene retail space that combines clean lines and natural materials.
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NBBJ’s Nanjing Technology Park Offers a Glimpse of China’s Green Future
The nine-building Xin Wei Yi Technology Park, draws from local inspiration for passive cooling, daylighting, and greenspace.
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Floating Bridges Make Up SWA Group’s Design for a Mountain Park
A greenway project outside Shenzhen reflects complementary considerations of nature, health, and technology.
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At This Bookstore in Wuhan, China, Light Represents Knowledge and Emotion
The first of nine case studies on lighting strategies across global interiors, the Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore considers light's symbolic nature.
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A Campus for the 2022 Asian Games Blossoms in Hangzhou
The complex sprawls over a 4.3 million-square-foot project site—with an 80,000-seat, lotus-inspired stadium at its center.
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With Its Serene Amphitheater, Neri&Hu’s “Introverted” Aranya Art Center Completes in China
The museum, located in Qinhaungdao and northeast of Beijing, also features an imposing facade of angled concrete panels.
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Hong Kong’s New High-Speed Rail Station Aims to Become a Vibrant Public Space
Designed by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas and perched next to Victoria Harbour, the station features a 700-tree green roof and a 147-foot-tall main hall.
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GAME CHANGERS: Neri&Hu Is Defining Chinese Design Today
Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu’s Shanghai-based atelier has generated a prolific output of design ranging from hospitality and retail interiors to cultural architecture and product.
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Gensler Creates a Showcase of Sustainable Design Near Shanghai
Johnson Controls' 378,000-square-foot Asia Pacific Headquarters aims to be a new symbol of China’s environmental coming-of-age.
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BIG Completes Pair of Skyscrapers in Shenzhen, China
The facade of the office towers, which contain approximately 1,000,000 square feet of space, features a low-tech solution to resisting solar heat gains.
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Studio Libeskind’s First Building in China Honors the Past While Proposing a Future Vision
For the Zhang ZhiDong and Modern Industrial Museum in central China, Daniel Libeskind creates a dramatic new urban landmark steeped in the history of Wuhan.
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Opinion: When It Comes to Being Good Neighbors, Look East
Metropolis's director of design innovation discusses her experiences at a carpet exhibition in Xinging, which demonstrated China’s efforts to connect with the livelihoods of a polyglot regional economy.
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Ole Scheeren’s Guardian Art Center is a Hybrid of Culture and Commerce
The Forbidden City has for centuries marked Beijing’s geographic and symbolic center of gravity. Now, just two blocks East, a glimmering new building by Büro Ole Scheeren is banking on re-establishing the area as the
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Fumihiko Maki–designed Design Society Opens in Shenzhen
Working in collaboration with London's V&A Museum, the institution aims to be a “social space” for the local community and design professionals alike.
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Iwan Baan Photographs MAD Architects–Designed Chaoyang Park Plaza
The project's architecture takes cues from traditional Chinese Shan shui paintings, with its office towers' inky, undulating exterior evoking the genre's dramatic mountain peaks.
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Life in the Dying Urban Village: A Photographic Journey into Baishizhou
Less than forty years ago, Shenzhen was a small trading town of fewer than thirty thousand people. You can still find traces of its past in the twisted alleyways and crowded courtyards of Baishizhou.
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The Art of Unfinished Spaces: An Interview with Pei Zhu
Leading Chinese architect Pei Zhu on working without a signature style, taking nature as inspiration, and crafting unfinished spaces.