Singapore Culture City China: Building
Singapore Culture City, China – architect, building images, Chinese architecture news: high-density residential estate and commercial plaza in Changzhou
New Chinese architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus architects background. China building news from across this major Asian country.
Major works to visit include the Xi’an International Football Centre, Xi’an, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, and the Wormhole Library, Haikou, Hainan Province, by MAD Architects.
Key major recent structures are Changzhou Culture Center by Germany’s gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners · Architects, and Shanghai Sanctum by Wutopia Lab.
Finally, we feature Fuhuali Jinan, an innovative hub by CLOU architects. Across from Jinan’s famous lake, geometric volumes form a multi-level waterfront village, an animated commercial and social meeting point with a front-row view.
Singapore Culture City, China – architect, building images, Chinese architecture news: high-density residential estate and commercial plaza in Changzhou
Design: He Wei Studio/3andwich design. The project is located in Pingtian village, Sidu Township, Songyang County, Lishui city, Zhejiang Province. The original building was an ordinary rammed earth dwelling with two floors in civil structure, covering a total of 270 square meters.
Design: GMP Architects
The architectural inspiration of Universiade Stadium came from a valuable mineral, Crystal. “Crystal” evolves from the ancient Greek vocabulary “Krystallos”, translates into Chinese as “water of pure white”.
Design: Mohen Chao Design Associates. The foundation of this project is a based upon classical western architecture: the owner asked the architect to create a style that is classical yet luxurious.
Design: Keremidski Architects. The building consists of 5 rotated volumes. Some of the roofs are green, others have wooden decking. The aim is to build an art complex close to nature and to create a sense of nature inside and outside the building.
Architects: Goettsch Partners. Developed by R&F Properties Co. and located in the new city center of Zujiang, the 296-meter tower totals 66 stories and is currently the 7th tallest completed building in Guangzhou, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Design: MAD architects, Beijing
Construction has started on a new headquarters for Chinese fashion group Xinhee in the coastal Chinese city Xiamen. The building design is metaphorical: six petals represent the six brands fan out around an atrium.
Architects: MoHen Chao Design Assoc. The intention was to give the visitors an experience of interaction between the exterior and interior through the nature and arts to create a symbol of modern lifestyle and sustainable urban development.
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. The International Culture & Arts Centre embodies a unique variety of civic nodes and spaces: A Grand Theatre, a Contemporary Art Museum, a Multipurpose Hall and supporting facilities.
Design: C+ Architects / Naza design studio
The Nashare Hotel is built in a tranquil space consisting of acacias, pines and natural stones far away from the city. It’s an ideal hidden world for relaxation.
Design: Aedas. Olympia 66 is a statement of innovative design as a landmark in the city of Dalian, China. The design respects Chinese culture and urban context, with the thoughtful approach to its relationship to the street providing generous community space and plazas with integrated landscape.
Ice World and Five Star Hotel, Dawang Mountain Resort, Changsha, China – design by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, architects – images of Dawang Mountain Resort in Changsha, new Chinese hotel architecture
Design: LAVA. These tall buildings form an iconic entrance to the city of Hangzhou. The design of the two towers is based on the Chinese characters for ‘gate’, and they feature a shimmering façade of fins
Design: Li Xiang
The focus of the design logic is to express the form of each set of furniture, and every detail of the expression. Furniture is the protagonist of the play. In the lobby, we have caved two leaf boats out of real wood. One of the boats is dangling and floating in the air with a support, like being filled up water here.
Design: CCD, architects
Marriott International’ image has undergone significant transformation from the original colorful and luxurious branding into the latest clean and elegant style. Without excessive decorations, the architectural structures have become even more prominent.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects win international design competition for Sino-US cooperation Wenzhou-Kean University Student Centre & Library, China
Design: Keremidski Architects. The concept is a set of green cubes “packed with sculptural surface”, as a part of the form goes beyond the main building. Green cubes symbolize the nature and provide optimum microclimate in the area.