Shanghai, China
Ma Yangsong’s practice, MAD Architects, has completed the reconstruction and expansion of the railway station at the center of the Chinese city of Jiaxing. With a high degree of precision the new station recreates the original, which was built in 190
Located at the plaza known as Youyi Bay, in Beidahe, this building sculpted in concrete was designed from the section. The Meditation Rotunda on the lower level was arranged vertically and rises 9 meters, while the Skylight Music Hall on top of it is
Working out of offices in Berlin, Beijing, and Shanghai, the practice of Ziyu Zhuang took on this project in Qingdao. Located within the Zangma Mountain Tourism Resort, it is a reinterpretation of traditional church architecture, maintaining elements
A rectangular prism with a hermetic appearance altered only by random perforations is home to a large art center that aspires to be the banner of a provincial city’s cultural blossoming. With its interior streets and open courtyards, the building is
Haibing Center of Nankai University aims to provide the old campus with a multifunctional cultural space for students, faculty members, and alumni. The site is flanked by water on both sides, the east side facing Horseshoe Lake, on the central axis o
Inserted into a typical Chinese courtyard-block, the library is located at the northwest corner of the historical district of Yantai, a port city in northern China. The enclave appeared cluttered or messy, with structures added by residents over the
The restaurant is situated behind the library by the same architects, very close to the sea. We initiated the design process by investigating how best to create a coexisting relationship with the massive and solid library volume. The idea was that, i
Located in an ecological farm alongside the Yang Cheng Lake in Kunshan, not far from Shanghai, the project consists of four small-scale public buildings, the most important ones being the Harvest Pavilion and the visitor center. The Harvest Pavilion,
El punto de partida del proyecto, ubicado en el parque Taoyuan de Chongqing, en el corazón de China, fue la fusión entre el edificio y las líneas ondulantes que caracterizan la topografía del lugar. Con este fin, en vez de construir un ‘objeto’ dispu
The hotel sits in the picturesque Li River valley of Yangshuo, surrounded by the region’s characteristic karst mountain scenery. In this unique context, the project intervenes on an old sugar mill built in the 1960s, which had been beautifully preser
Situado a tres horas de Pekín y abierto hacia el mar, el edificio completa el equipamiento cultural de un conjunto de vacaciones cuyo objetivo es recuperar los lazos con la naturaleza.
Kept open on its longer sides in order to maximize ventilation, the factory is built with cheap and locally available materials, such as bamboo stalks and concrete blocks and tiles.
Set over an old coal-hopper unloading bridge, the painstakingly designed vault-umbrellas of the museum generate powerful spaces of an industrial character.
In an interview at his studio, Gong Dong analyzes his architecture and explains the projects as the result of a demanding and solitary work process.
Respect for nature and critical reinterpretation of building tradition: these are two features of the generation of Chinese architects to which Gong Dong belongs.
Since the early 1980s, China’s focus has been fundamentally shifted towards economic development. And it was not until that time that the country opened its doors to integrate with the world. Reflecting in the practice of architecture and the theoret
The mountainous Yangshuo Country in southern China has just seen the opening of the Alilo Yangshuo resort hotel complex designed by the Beijing-based firm Vector Architects. The project involved retaining and repurposing the installations of an old,
