Articles Tagged with ''China''

Huangshan Mountain Village by MAD Architects

Huangshan, China

October 1, 2017

A large-scale residential complex in a mountain region and UNESCO Heritage Site 250 miles southwest of Shanghai steers clear of the typical urban high-rise.

Guangzhou Movie Theater by One Plus Partnership Limited

Guangzhou, China

Alexandra A. Seno

May 1, 2017

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Alex Law and Virginia Lung pulled inspiration from shooting stars for the interior of a two-story cinema in a mall.

Huang Gongwang Museum by Amateur Architecture Studio

Fuyang, China

Clifford A. Pearson

April 1, 2017

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Pritzker Prize–winner Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu, his partner, tie a museum and cultural complex in Fuyang to China’s rich traditions of landscape painting.

Zhongshuge Bookstore by X+Living

Hangzhou, China

Clifford A. Pearson

January 1, 2017

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A Shanghai-based firm creates a landscape of books in Hangzhou, China.

A Tale of Two Cities: Architecture and Urbanism Biennale Wraps up in Shenzhen and Hong Kong

Aric Chen

February 22, 2016

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Behind the somewhat awkward name of the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB) in Shenzhen and Hong Kong—now in its sixth and fifth editions, respectively—lies a correspondingly awkward reality.e

Harbin Opera House

The sensual lines of a performing-arts complex express a city's bold bid for attention.

Alexandra A. Seno

December 1, 2015

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From the bridge connecting bustling downtown Harbin to bucolic Sun Island, the new Harbin Opera House comes into view, with its impressive sloping forms that suggest the snow-capped mountains found in this northern Chinese region.

Xihe Cereals and Oils Museum and Villagers' Activity Center

Cultural Revolution: A rural village finds new purpose by converting an old granary into a museum and community center.

Aric Chen

June 16, 2015

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A rural village finds new purpose by converting an old granary into a museum and community center.

Shenzhen Bao International Airport Terminal 3

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas

Shenzhen, China

Clifford A. Pearson

March 16, 2014

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Treating an enormous airport in Shenzhen, China, as a cinematic experience, a Rome-based firm designs a series of architectural scenes in which light and space play leading roles.

Pearl River Tower

Towering Ambition: The architects and engineers behind an office building in rapidly expanding Guangzhou put super green before supertall.

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

March 16, 2014

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In the realm of supertall skyscrapers, the recently completed Pearl River Tower (PRT) in Guangzhou, China, isn't that tall.

United States Consulate General, Guangzhou

Diplomatic Position: In the midst of the visual hubbub of China's third-largest city, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill creates an understated ensemble of buildings for the U.S. Consulate General.

Clare Jacobson

March 16, 2014

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Diplomatic Position: In the midst of the visual hubbub of China's third-largest city, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill creates an understated ensemble of buildings for the U.S. Consulate General. The U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, China, makes only the quietest of claims within the city's noisy new business district. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), its seven low-rise buildings—offices, screening facilities, a warehouse, and a residence for Marines—dot a 7.4-acre site in the burgeoning Pearl River New Town. Zaha Hadid's opera house lies catercorner to it, and Wilkinson Eyre's supertall IFC Guangzhou and KPF's soon-to-be-supertaller CTF Guangzhou are close by.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Explore modern façade and glazing systems that enhance daylighting, fire safety, and thermal performance while expanding architectural design possibilities.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 1 PDH

Explore façade retrofit strategies and award-winning design concepts that can transform aging office buildings into healthier, higher-performing workplaces for today’s hybrid workforce.