It’s a long way from Paris to China, and French firm Odile Decq Benoit Cornette has taken design beyond even imagination, with its futuristic interpretation of the Exhibition Information Center in Shanghai’s bustling center. This ultra-contemporary, pyramid-like structure unfolds with its large panes of black glass, red “wings” and top protrusions, loosely resembling a bird [...]
Office for Metropolitan Architecture have completed the cladding on their CCTV building in Beijing - just in time to release this image ahead of tomorrow’s Olympic Games opening ceremony. The building is a new headquarters and cultural centre for state broadcaster China Central Television.
The following information is from OMA:
China Central Television Headquarters construction reaches new [...]
This villa, designed by New York–based nARCHITECTS, led by Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang, is part of a larger project dubbed Ordos 100. nARCHITECTS is one of 100 architects from 29 countries selected by Herzog and de Meuron to design a 1000 sq m villa in 100 days for the community of Ordos located in [...]
Near Shanghai, the Songjiang district has become a popular weekend destination for many tourists with its natural beauty and sprawling landscapes. And now the Songjiang Hotel might just become the newest and greenest attraction. While it may look a bit sci-fi, this hotel was designed for the real (green) world, with many sustainable features in [...]
It’s not often that we get to talk about airports but there is a lot happening in the aviation industry. One landmark development is the proposed construction of a new terminal at Shenzen Bao’an International Airport in China. Positioned as a gateway to China and designed by architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, the [...]
As I’ve said in Contemporary Kitchen in Bamboo post in these days the kitchen has long since become a place where the boundaries between food preparation and everyday life dissolve. The kitchen is continuing its evolution into a natural part of people’s living areas. Now by following this trend Designboom hold a contest entitled “Kitchen [...]
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 [...]