Zaha Hadid Architects   China   One of China’s ancient imperial capitals and the eastern gateway of the Silk Road, Xian has in the past years become an important hub of new technologies. This includes semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, aerospace, and biopharmaceuticals. At th

Neri & Hu Design and Research Office   China   Amid the tourist boom that the region is undergoing, a young art center has endeavored to relieve its tight installations with an urban landmark that will give it more visibility.

Zaha Hadid Architects   China   The firm Zaha Hadid Architects has won the competition to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre in the Chinese city of Xi’An. Evoking the Jinghe River’s meander through the mountains and landscapes of Shaanxi province, the building will fea

Zaha Hadid Architects   China   Taking in 60,000 spectators, the stadium rises within the orthogonal grid of the new Fengdong business district of Xi’an, the city that is hosting the 2023 championship of the Asian Football Confederation. With new civic spaces and facilities for spo

Liu Kecheng   China   The city of Xian, once known as Chang’An, was since the 2nd century B.C. and for a long time the eastern terminus of the Silk Road. Along with commercial transit, the political capitality it held during different periods turned it into one of the mos

Surgida en una importante encrucijada en las rutas comerciales asiáticas, entre ellas la Ruta de la Seda, la ciudad de Xian es más conocida hoy por sus famosos guerreros de terracota que por su importancia como uno de los principales centros de negoc