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Guozijian Hutong Space // DL Atelier

Location: Beijing, China. Architect: DL Atelier. The Beijing Hutong has undergone significant changes over time, and a new small Hutong house at number 36 Guozijian Street seeks to preserve the memories of the past while also embracing the future. The house retains the building-yard relationship and original building scale, while also incorporating a lower concrete […]

Futian Civic Culture Center // Mecanoo

Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: Mecanoo. The Futian district in Shenzhen is undergoing urban regeneration efforts to improve its urban quality and reduce overcrowding. The new Civic Cultural Centre is a major part of this effort, providing cultural programs and social spaces to stimulate urban activity. The building is designed to be open to daylight and […]

Dragon Boat Museum // Li Xiaodong Atelier

Location: Shunde, China. Architect: Li Xiaodong Atelier. The Shunde Dragon Boat Museum is a two-story building located in the Shunfeng mountain park in China. The primary volume of the museum is above the lake, and the building is made of steel with a curvy veranda and facade that instills elegance and serenity into the architecture. […]

CISV Convention Center Xi’an // Vincenzo Sammito

Location: Xi’an, China. Architect: Vincenzo Sammito. A multi-functional building was designed and built in Xi’An, Shanxxi, China by a team of architects led by Gaetano Di Gesu. The building includes a conference center with a 500-seat conference hall, three 200-seat halls, a café, and classrooms for intercultural exchange between Western and Eastern youth. The project […]

China Wood Sculpture Museum // MAD architects

Location: Harbin, China. Architect: MAD architects. The China Wood Sculpture Museum, designed by MAD architects, is a 13,000 sqm building located in Harbin, China. The museum’s exterior is covered in polished steel plates that reflect the surrounding environment and changing light. The building blurs the boundaries between solid and liquid, referencing the local natural scenery […]

China Comic and Animation Museum (CCAM) // MVRDV

Location: Hangzhou, China. Architect: MVRDV. The Dutch team MVRDV has won the design competition for the China Comic and Animation Museum (CCAM) in Hangzhou, China. The museum will occupy a 32,000 sq m area and will include a series of parks, a public square, and a 13,000 sq m exhibition center. The eight balloon-shaped buildings […]

China Academy of Arts’ Folk Art Museum // Kengo Kuma and associates

Location: Hangzhou, China. Architect: Kengo Kuma and associates. The Folk Art Museum in Hangzhou, located on the campus of China Academy of Arts, was designed to blend in with the surrounding tea fields and hillsides. The building’s floors follow the natural ups and downs of the slope, creating a sense of connection to the ground. […]

CHANGSHA CULTURAL CENTER // Herve Tordjman Architecte Associes

Location: Changsha, China. Architect: Herve Tordjman Architecte Associes. The building has a biomorphic surface with three elliptical and glass perforations, giving it the appearance of a living and mutating organism. The architecture resembles an embryonic structure during its first cell division. The dome is placed on an aquatic base, which appears impenetrable, but visitors can […]

Changjang Art Museum // Vector Architects

Location: Taiyuan, China. Architect: Vector Architects. Changjiang Art Museum is a cultural space located in Changjiang village, Shanxi Province, China. The village was demolished in 2016 to make way for urban development, and the museum aims to commemorate the traces and atmosphere of the human construction that once existed on this land. The museum is […]

CFMOTO Motorcycle Culture Center // Cityinno Design

Location: Hangzhou, China. Architect: Cityinno Design. CFMOTO, a powersports company founded in 1989, is making strides in the industry with a focus on technology and quality. The company recently opened a new R&D building in Hangzhou, China, and enlisted Cityinno to design and build a unique Motorcycle Culture Showroom. The showroom is divided into several […]

Ceramic Museum and Mosaic Park // CASANOVA + HERNANDEZ

Location: Jinzhou, China. Architect: CASANOVA + HERNANDEZ. Mosaic Park in Jinzhou, China, is a 176-hectare public park that was created as part of the 2013 Jinzhou World Landscape Art Exposition. The park was designed by 20 international designers who were commissioned to create projects that linked the cultural background of the designers to the identity […]

WA ART. ARCHITECTURE Museum // “llLab.”

Location: Beijing, China. Architect: llLab. Beigou Village, located on the outskirts of Beijing, has undergone a transformation in recent years, becoming a model for rural development in China. The village’s remote location and barren soil had kept it mostly undiscovered by the outside world until the secretary of the new village committee took office in […]

Qintai Art Museum // Atelier Deshaus

Location: Wuhan, China. Architect: Atelier Deshaus. The Qintai Art Museum in Wuhan’s Hanyang district is a unique architectural intervention that redefines the urban space on the south bank of Moon Lake. The undulating roof is formed by an abstract stepped terrace following topographic contours, while sinking part of the exhibition spaces underground to minimize massing […]

Nanjing Art Center // Studio Link-Arc

Location: Nanjing, China. Architect: Studio Link-Arc. The Nanjing Art Center is a new public space located in Nanjing’s Central Business District. The design concept is based on a series of linear elements that twist in section to combine “wall” and “floor” into a single sinuous gesture. Multiple folded walls encase the building’s program and generate […]

The Origin of Life Museum // Uro Design Concepts

Location: Meishan City, China. Architect: Uro Design Concepts. The lack of sex education in China has made it a taboo topic, but a year ago, a design team was tasked with creating a sexual culture museum in Pengzu Mountain. The museum focuses on Peng Zu’s research on chamber technique and related education and popular science. […]

Museum of Art Pudong (MAP) // Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel. The Museum of Art Pudong is a four-hectare domain designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Architects of Record, TJAD Shanghai. The domain is made up of warm white granite stones and is bordered by the Huangpu River on the west. The undulating landscape surrounding the domain is a […]

Yangtze Opus Wuhan Art Museum // Waterfrom Design co. Ltd

Location: Wuhan, China. Architect: Waterfrom Design co. Ltd. Waterfrom Design has reconstructed the traditional Chinese alleyway, or Lifen, in Wuhan, China, using a combination of modern and traditional design elements. The design firm used a mix of western and eastern culture to create a modern space that still pays homage to the city’s cultural heritage. […]

Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum // Atelier Alter Architects

Location: Fujian, China. Architect: Atelier Alter Architects. The Rebirth of the Crystalline Space is a museum located in Fujian, China, dedicated to showcasing fossils discovered during stone mining. The museum is housed in the headquarters building of the manufacturing company that discovered the fossils. The renovation process faced two major challenges: the conflict between private […]

Guangdong Museum // Rocco Design Architects Ltd

Location: Guangzhou, China. Architect: Rocco Design Architects Ltd. The Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou, China, is a cultural landmark building designed by Rocco Design Architects Ltd. The five-storey museum has a total floor area of approximately 67,000 square metres and is designed to house a great variety of fascinating objects of treasure. The museum is also […]