Aric Chen

Design Vanguard 2023: MIX Architecture

Nanjing, China

June 9, 2023

Founded in 2016 by Zhou Suning, Tang Tao, and Wu Ziye, the Nanjing-based practice got its start in rural China, where government investment aims to revitalize areas that have long suffered from lagging economic development and depopulation.

Tribute: Curator and Writer Aric Chen Remembers the Late Arata Isozaki

Aric Chen

January 30, 2023

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RECORD's international correspondent recounts time spent with the Pritzker Prize–winning architect, who died last December at the age of 91.

Imperial Kiln Museum by Studio Zhu-Pei

Jingdezhen, China

Aric Chen

July 1, 2021

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The Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum by Studio Zhu-Pei celebrates a Chinese craft and tradition.

The Relic Shelter by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

Fuzhou, China

Aric Chen

June 4, 2021

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In Fuzhou, China, a modern teahouse by Neri&Hu embraces an ancient structure within.

The kindergarten at the Qingpu Pinghe International School.

Qingpu Pinghe International School by OPEN Architecture

Shangahi

Aric Chen

January 4, 2021

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OPEN Architecture breaks with tradition by creating an architecturally diverse campus for the Qingpu Pinghe International School in Shanghai.

Tea House at Linyin Buddhist Temple by Amateur Architecture Studio

Hangzhou, China

Aric Chen

August 4, 2020

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Wang Shu and his wife and partner Lu Wenyu design an idiosyncratic retreat in their home city of Hangzhou, China.

The Zhang Yan Cultural Museum by Horizontal Design

Shanghai

Aric Chen

July 2, 2020

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Shenzhen-based designer Ju Bin's first ground-up project emerges from the ruins of a historic village outside Shanghai. Watch a video about the project below.