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Beijing Architecture Tours
Chinese Architecture Guides – Exclusive City Walks tailor made for groups visiting Northern China
post updated 29 Feb 2020
Beijing Architecture Walking Tours
Book your city guide on isabelle(at)e-architect.com
Beijing Architecture Tour: Exclusive Guided Walks
e-architect have architectural tour guides in most of the key cities across the World.
Our Beijing guided tours are all tailored to suit each booking, exclusive to each client.
Should you be planning an office trip, a conference, or university trip in Beijing please contact us.
Blue Note Beijing Jazz Club by Chiasmus Partners. Inc:
photographer : Eric Zhang
Beijing – Introduction
Beijing is the capital city of the People’s Republic of China. It is located towards the north of China. Major buildings in the Chinese capital that we visit on the architectural tour include Bird’s Nest – National Stadium building, CCTV Headquarters, Capital Airport, PHTV International Media Center and The French Embassy building. These can all be visited on your Beijing architectural tour.
InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun by CCD/ Cheng Chung Design:
image from architects
Famous architects with buildings in the city include OMA, Herzog & De Meuron, Zaha Hadid Architects, UNStudio, Foster + Partners. Other key architects with work in the city include Studio Pei-Zhu, Farrells, Arup, Atkins.
Layering Yard in Qianmen by Architects ARCHSTUDIO:
photograph : CreatAR Images (Luo Juncai)/Jin Weiqi
Beijing Walking Tours
Beijing Architecture Tours can focus on contemporary or historic buildings or a mixture of both. If you wish to have an overall introduction to the city or look at specific building types or locations then our archietcture guides are usually able to accommodate you wishes.
Phoenix International Media Center Beijing by BIAD UFo:
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e-architect can help you as you prepare your itinerary for the visit to China. Please contact us noting any areas of special architectural interest.
Beijing Walking Tours
Contact Isabelle Lomholt to arrange your Chinese architectural tour on mob. +44 (0)7952 149814 or isabelle(at)e-architect.com
photo © Arup_Ben McMillan
Architecture Tours
e-architect also organise architecture walking tours in other cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Edinburgh, London and Glasgow.
Building Tours
Selection of Asian architectural tours by e-architect
Shanghai Architecture Walking Tours
Hong Kong Architectural Walking Tours
Architecture in Beijing
Beijing Architecture Designs – chronological list
Recent Beijing Building Designs
Scitech Redevelopment
Design: UNStudio
Scitech Redevelopment Beijing
CCTV Headquarters Building
Design: OMA – OMA Partners-in-charge: Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren, designers, David Gianotten
CCTV Headquarters in Beijing
Bird’s Nest – National Stadium Building
Design: Arup, Herzog & De Meuron, China Architecture Design & Research Group
Birds Nest Building
Capital Airport
Design: Foster + Partners
Beijing Airport Building
Chinese Architecture
Selection of major new building in this Northern Chinese city:
Leeza SOHO, Lize Financial Business District
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
photo : Hufton+Crow
Leeza SOHO Beijing Building
This 45-storey 172,800m² tower responds to demand from small and medium-sized businesses in Beijing for flexible and efficient Grade A office space.
InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun
Architects: CCD/ Cheng Chung Design
image from architects office
InterContinental Sanlitun
The design concept of the hotel was inspired by the hexagonal diamond element in the building facade. Through the analysis of the formation of diamond, which is made from constantly refining of rough stone; the design adopted the cutting and luster characteristics of diamond to shape the space.
MS-II Restaurant
Architects: WAY Studio
photographs : Zeng Hao, Fernie Lai
MS-II Restaurant in Beijing
Architecture, through the manipulation of Space, is the real-life magic for creating a reality that only previously existed in the imagination. This is the vision WAY Studio had when designing recently completed project “Aye by Meeting Someone” restaurant.
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