The transformation of a residential tower into a hotel has been completed with a metal skin wrapping the structure of exposed concrete, thus adding a new layer to the building’s history. While the entrance tries not to stand out amid alleys, the vert
In the Nanshan District of southwest Shenzhen, in southeastern China, two towers of 44 and 40 floors rise from podiums surrounded with vegetation. The new headquarters of the robotics company DJI, specialized in drone technology, presents cantileveri
Located in the Yujiapu Financial District of the port city of Tianjin, in China’s Hebei province, this center for music and performing arts is the second project that the firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed for the Juilliard School, following
This 520-square-meter multipurpose pavilion was designed for the Phoenix Flower Carnival – to be held in October 2019 in Shenzhen, China – by Aether Architects, a local firm led by Zelin Huang. During the event, the interior will be a venue for conce
Two museums – one for science, the other for art – are joined by a youth center, a book mall, and restaurants and cafés in forming a cultural complex in Shenzhen, China. Designed by Mecanoo, the Delft-based firm led by Francine Houben, the 95,000-squ
The first prototype of the hex-sys modular system for temporary showrooms is close to the new railway station of Guangzhou, China, although it could have gone up anywhere. Modular, reconfigurable, and reusable, it is formed by 40-square-meter tessell
