Architects Tonkin Liu have designed the China Design Now exhibition, which has just opened at the V&A museum in London.

The exhibition, a major showcase of China’s creative industries, opened on 15th March and runs until 13th July.

The following information is from the V&A:
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China is huge. China is becoming topical. Yet China remains mystery [...]

Architects Fashion Architecture Taste (FAT) have won a competition to design a library and nursery at Walsall, England.

Here’s the announcement from the architects:
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Fat have one a RIBA competition to design a new Library and nursery in Bentley a suburb of Walsall in the West Midlands. The scheme aims to create a new civic landmark.

The library [...]

The architects describe the building, which was completed last year, as “two very small and economic houses in a typical neighbourhood of Buenos Aires”.

Here’s a fact sheet provided by the architects, followed by some prose, which we assume has something to do with the project:
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Casas Lago (2006-2007).
Studio: Adamo-Faiden.Project team: Sebastián Adamo, Marcelo Faiden, Carolina Leveroni, [...]

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London architects Brisac Gonzalez have completed a multi-purpose hall at Aurillac in France.

The space can be used for concerts, sports events, trade shows and theatrical productions.

Brisac Gonzalez won the job at an architectural competition in 2004.

Here’s a bit of info from the architects:
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Aurillac is at the edge of France’s Massif Central mountain region. The [...]

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Photographer Iwan Baan has taken a set of photos of the construction of Linked Hybrid in Beijing, a ring of towers linked with aerial bridges designed by architect Steven Holl.

The bridges will contain programme such as lap pools, exercise rooms and cafes. The project is due for completion later this year.

Here’s some text from [...]

Architects DSDHA have created two cafe pavilions at Pottersfield Park in London, England.

Parkside Pavilion (top and above) is a charred structure set beside City Hall while the Blossom Square pavilion located next to Tower Bridge (below) is built of whitened timber.

Photographs © Helene Binet

Here’s some text from DSDHA:
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DSDHA, morelondon and Amano are pleased to [...]

American architect Neil Denari has designed HL23, an apartment building for New York.

Renderings are by Hayes Davidson.

See also our earlier story on Denari’s Alan-Voo House.

Here’s a little bit of info from Denari:
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HL23 is noted theorist Neil Denari’s first freestanding building and quite a special project for New York City in many respects.

The [...]