Asia Financial Centre // Spacemen
Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: Spacemen. Jinggong Group Co Ltd, a Chinese company known for its steel structure engineering and construction projects, has ventured into real estate development with its first project, the “Asia Financial Centre” in Shanghai. The 31-floor mixed-use tower will house the company’s head office and subsidiary investment companies. To reflect the company’s […]
Alibaba Headquarters // Hassell
Location: Hangzhou, China. Architect: Hassell. The Alibaba Headquarters in China is a modern workplace that covers 150,000 square metres of open plan office space. The design is based on connectivity, clarity, and community, with a focus on creating a positive and healthy environment for informal and creative meetings. The workplace features hubs, internal and external […]
SanBaoPeng Art Museum // DL Atelier
Location: Sanbao, China. Architect: DL Atelier. Sanbao Art Museum is located in Sanbao village, China, which is known for its porcelain art. The museum was designed to create an interactive space that encourages reciprocal communication between visitors and the space, both emotionally and behaviorally. The museum is visually linear, 150 meters long, but the visiting […]
Qingxi Culture and History Museum // Architectural Design & Research Institute Of ZheJiang University
Location: Nanshangang, Sangzhou Town, China. Architect: Architectural Design & Research Institute Of ZheJiang University. The Qingxi Culture and History Museum is a small cultural and tourism building located in Ninghai County, Zhejiang, China. The project was designed by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD) and covers an area of […]
Ordos Museum // MAD architects
Location: Ordos, China. Architect: MAD architects. The Art and City Museum in Ordos, Inner Mongolia was designed by MAD architects to interpret local traditions in a new urban context. The project was commissioned by the municipal government of Ordos six years ago and was envisioned as a futuristic shell to protect the cultural history of […]
OCT Design Museum // Studio Zhu-Pei
Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: Studio Zhu-Pei. The Oct design museum is a surreal space for design exhibitions, focusing on fashion shows, product design, and conceptual automotive shows. The inspiration for the project comes from the location being close to the bay and the needs of the program. The goal was to create a space that […]
Ningbo History Museum // Wang Shu
Location: Ningbo, China. Architect: Wang Shu. Wang Shu, a Chinese architect who runs Amateur Architecture Studio with his wife Lu Wengyu, has won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize. His works often make use of recycled materials and he is dedicated to building timeless works that interact with their environment and make use of available materials […]
Ningbo Duao Art Museum // Progetto CMR
Location: Ningbo, China. Architect: Progetto CMR. The Duao Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located in a small village in the mountainous areas of Ningbo, Zhejiang province. The building was originally an army granary and was acquired by HKE Group to be transformed into a place to store art. The integrated design firm Progetto […]
New Shanghai Natural History Museum // Perkins+Will
Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: Perkins+Will. Perkins+Will has designed a new natural history museum in Shanghai, which replaces the original Natural History Museum and offers 20 times more exhibition space. The 44,517 sq m museum features more than 10,000 artefacts from all seven continents, as well as an outdoor exhibit garden, a 4D theatre and a […]
National Maritime Museum China // COX Architecture
Location: Tianjin, China. Architect: COX Architecture. China’s first National Maritime Museum has opened its doors to the public after a six-year process that began with an international design competition. The museum, located in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, comprises four wings focusing on the themes of “the ancient ocean,” “ocean today,” “journey of discovery” […]
Nantong Urban Planning Museum // Henn
Location: Nantong, China. Architect: Henn. The Nantong Urban Planning Museum, designed by HENN, is a 16m floating volume located along the central river in Nantong. The museum’s unique façade is composed of two layers, with a reticulated metal structure and a gradient of varied panels that allow for varying degrees of opening. This provides an […]
Museum of Wisdom // Kengo Kuma and associates
Location: Jianning, China. Architect: Kengo Kuma and associates. The pavilion located at the foot of Laojunshan mountain in Xinjin is designed to showcase the essence of Taoism through its space and exhibitions. The façade is made of local tiles and hung in the air by wire to create a breathing façade of particles that merges […]
Museum of Handcraft Paper // TAO | Trace Architecture Office
Location: Xinzhuang Village, China. Architect: TAO | Trace Architecture Office. The Museum of Handcraft Paper is located in Xinzhuang village, Yunnan, China, and is part of a plan to preserve and develop traditional resources. The museum showcases the history, technique, and product of paper making and consists of exhibition space, a bookstore, work space, and […]
Museum of Glass // Logon Architecture
Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: Logon Architecture. The G+ Glass Theme Park in Shanghai’s Baoshan District is a former glass manufacturing site that has been transformed into a multifunctional glass museum. The first phase of the development plan includes the Shanghai Museum of Glass and a hot glass show, covering a total site area of 5,785sqm. […]
Mu Xin Art Museum // OLI Architecture
Location: Wuzhen, China. Architect: OLI Architecture. The Mu Xin Art Museum is a 7,000m2 museum located in the historic water town of Wuzhen in northern Zhejiang Province. The museum is dedicated to the renowned artist, writer, poet, and scholar Mu Xin, who was deeply impacted by his imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution and his ultimate […]
MOCAPE – Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition // Coop Himmelb(l)au
Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au. The Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) is a modern information center that integrates innovative construction concepts and environmental building systems. It serves as an urban attractor and dynamic element in the Futian Cultural Center of Shenzhen. MOCAPE is designed to be a unified whole, but the […]
Memorial Hall // West-line Studio
Location: China, 2012. Architect: West-line Studio. The Memorial Hall in Chishui, Guizhou province is dedicated to the martyrs buried in the adjacent cemetery. The building was added in 2012 and is located on a Danxia stone hillside. The architects took inspiration from traditional Chishui dwellings, characterized by a multi-patio layout and blue-grey roofs. The Memorial […]
Jishou Art Museum // Atelier FCJZ
Location: Jishou, China. Architect: Atelier FCJZ. The Jishou Art Museum, located in the regional capital of Xiangxi in western Hunan, China, is a unique cultural facility that doubles as a pedestrian bridge over the Wanrong River. The architects proposed building the museum in the center of the old town to make it easily accessible to […]
HOW Art Museum // ARES Partners
Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: ARES Partners. The HOW Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located in ZhangJiang Hi-Teck Park at Pudong Shanghai. It occupies three levels of the podium floors within the existing HOW Art Hotel building, with a 4200sqm exhibition space and an about 2800sqm space of supporting service area. The museum entry […]
Hongkun Fine Art Gallery // Penda China
Location: Beijing, China. Architect: Penda China. The Hongkun Art Gallery in Beijing is located on the eastern 3rd ring road and features a white exterior that serves as a sculptural focal point for the area. The gallery’s entrance is through an opening in the monolithic facade, and the arch-like curves continue to the interior, merging […]