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.
Design: Chen Wu, architect. This building “extracts and integrates space elements reflecting regional characteristics and city style” of the area to form an innovative architectural image with unique style and profound meanings.
Design: Kris Lin architect
Design of this Chinese building is dominated by two themes: “opposition” and “harmonization”.
Design: architect Kris Lin
The building focuses on the concept of trinity of architecture, interior design and landscape. The architects take “float” as the core of the trinity concept, so the designs of architecture, interiors and landscape are all centered on it.
Design: Aedas, architects
A large scale mixed-use development containing the shopping mall, The ONE, a hotel operated under The St Regis brand, and the Evergrande Huazhi Office Tower.
In 2010, MAD Architects won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island, a master plan for an opera house, a cultural center, and the surrounding wetland landscape along Harbin’s Songhua River.
Design: Santiago Calatrava. This trio of bridges – Xihu, Xianbi and Lincong – will carry vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians across the Yangtze in this rapidly developing Chinese city.
Design: OAD. Sitting on the slope of a mountain the resort is constructed in such way that it naturally integrates itself into the local culture via architecture, planning, and detailing.
Design: gmp. New headquarters for the 4,000 employees of CNPEC, the power corporation, are being built in Shenzhen to plans by gmp Architects – von Gerkan, Marg and Partners.
Design: Lukstudio
Noodle soup is a common street food all over China. While most of these noodle joints spend tremendous effort to win customers with taste, some has started to add attractive store design into their branding recipe.
Design: ARCHSTUDIO
Project Background: There’s a dilapidated industrial factory, not far from Zibo train station, is located behind the bustling downtown.
Design: M CO Design. The central theme of this project is The Sea. The design explores new ways of using its power and attraction as a draw for people to come and experience it in a real and memorable way
Design: gmp. At the beginning of 2015, the Dayuan International Center was completed in the western Chinese business metropolis Chengdu to plans by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners.
Design: Ares Partners. Yun House is a boutique eco-resort nestled within a village at north eastern part of Yangshuo which situated along the dramatic landscape of the Li River
Design: Populous
The Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Centre on the southern coast of China, designed by global architects Populous, is hosting its first international tennis tournament.
Design: gmp – the multi-functional sports center in Suzhou Industrial Park, designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, has been scheduled for completion in 2017.
Stufish Entertainment Architects complete design for the bespoke 1,183 seat Dai Show Theatre in Xishuangbanna, China, for the country’s largest property developer, the Dalian Wanda Group
Benoy, the global studio of Architects, Masterplanners, Interior and Graphic Designers is delighted to announce its appointment to the new China International Travel Service Sanya Eyot scheme being developed in Haitang Bay