
China
Xihe Cereals and Oils Museum and Village Activity Center / 3andwich Design/He Wei Studio
gmp Designs New Headquarters for CNPEC in Shenzhen, China

Following a closed competition, which included practices like OMA, KPF and Henn Architects, gmp Architects was selected to design the new CNPEC Headquarters in Longgang, Shenzhen, Southeast China. The power corporation called for a new building that could house over 4000 employees. Read more about gmp’s design proposal after the break.
Tradition and Modernity Come Together in Mecanoo and HS Architects’ Proposal for the Longhua Art Museum and Library

Mecanoo has released their proposal for the Longhua Art Museum and Library, designed in collaboration with HS Architects. The proposal was a finalist for a competition to design a new cultural center in Baoan Qu, a district of Shenzhen, China. Their design recalls the necessity of returning to the Chinese cultural context after years of foreign designs, blending modernity with place and purpose. Read more about the proposal after the break.
KSP Jürgen Engel Wins Competition for New Shenzhen Art Museum and Library

KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten has won an international competition for the new Shenzhen Art Museum and Library. Selected over schemes by Steven Holl, Mecanoo, OMA, and others, the winning project takes the shape as three "elements" - an art museum, library and archive, and new "Culture Plaza" - united by a "stone podium."
"The main concept behind the design was to create a space that brings together art, culture, and an urban environment – a space where people and culture are encouraged to interact," says the architects.
HEX-SYS / OPEN Architecture

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Architects: OPEN Architecture
- Area: 680 m²
- Year: 2015
Fun. Noodle Bar / Fanbo Zeng
Porterhouse by Laris / Kokaistudios
Ennead Architects Design Huawei Research Center in Wuhan, China

Ennead Architects has unveiled its design for the new Huawei Research Center, a research and development campus under construction in Wuhan, China. The new Center will be 350,000 square meters, and seeks to foster “interdepartmental interaction amongst employees while maximizing access to the surrounding landscape.”
Sunken Garden / Plasma Studio
KUAN Architects’ Intellectual Property Office Headquarters Design is Inspired by Traditional Chinese Paintings
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Addressing the budding concept of intellectual property in China, KUAN Architects has revealed their proposal for the Intellectual Property Office Headquarters at the Beijing TBD. The project sits at the crossing of the North-South axis of the Badaling Expressway and the East-West axis of the TBD, an irregular quadrilateral footprint among several rectangular developments. Both sides of the main axis of the TBD are divided into 5 parcels - simple, concise shapes that balance the irregularity of the site and reconcile its plan with the surroundings. Using these building volumes, a plaza is created in the centre.
Beijing Hutong House Renovation / ARCHSTUDIO
Chaozhou Dongshanhu Hotspring Hotel / Elsedesign
Folding Screen, Rongbaozhai Western Art Gallery / ARCHSTUDIO
BMW Chongqing / Crossboundaries
Great Wall Yunmo Winery / a+a Anderloni Associates

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Architects: a+a Anderloni Associates
- Area: 14500 m²
- Year: 2015
Pixel Wall / HKU Department of Architecture

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Architects: HKU Department of Architecture
- Year: 2015
Lanshi Xidi Clubhouse / WANG, CAI & ASSOCIATES

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Architects: WANG, CAI & ASSOCIATES
- Area: 1530 m²
- Year: 2014





















