Liling World Ceramic Art City // Archea Associati
Location: Liling, China. Architect: Archea Associati. Archea Associati designed a masterplan, architectural, and interior design for the Liling World Ceramic Art City in Hunan, China. The project is a new city section dedicated to ceramic art, where the relationship between architecture, urban space, and the material made by the company and industrial tradition merge into […]
He Art Museum // Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Location: Foshan, China. Architect: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. The He Art Museum in Foshan City, China was designed by an architect to house the personal collection of a client who wanted to contribute to the culture of his hometown. The museum is named after the Chinese characters for peace and harmony, which are achieved […]
MICA // Zaha Hadid Architects
Location: Changsha, China. Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects. Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a new Culture & Arts Centre in Changsha, China, which includes a contemporary art museum, an 1,800-seat theatre, and a multipurpose hall. The centre is connected to the city’s new Metro System and is located on historic trade routes through China. The Grand […]
TAM // Mario Botta Architetti
Location: Beijing, China. Architect: Mario Botta Architetti. The Tsinghua Art Museum (TAM) is a building located in the Tsinghua University campus in Beijing. It was designed by Mario Botta Architect and Ass. LLC and constructed between 2012 and 2016. The building is a long parallelepiped clad in horizontal bands of pink granite, with four exhibition […]
Geology Museum // Lee Mundwiler
Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: Lee Mundwiler. The Geology Museum & Research Center in Shenzhen, China, designed by leeMundwiler, is a complex project split into two volumes – a museum and a research center – connected by a courtyard. The site is set in a volcanic geological park on the Dapeng Peninsula, and the design references […]
West Bund Museum // David Chipperfield Architects
Location: Shanghai, China. Architect: David Chipperfield Architects. The West Bund Museum is a new art gallery located on the Shanghai Corniche, which is an 8.5-kilometer frontage on the northern bank of the Huangpu River. The museum is part of the West Bund Masterplan, which aims to create a new cultural district over nine square kilometers […]
Jinglan Bay Art Museum // Waterfrom Design co. Ltd
Location: Liuzhou, China. Architect: Waterfrom Design co. Ltd. Waterform Design has created a unique architectural design for a project located in Liuzhou, China. Instead of simulating the landscape with shapes, the design firm has used light and shadow to create high mountains and deep water. The material façade is used to recreate the mental transitions […]
Fangshan Tangshan National Geopark Museum // Studio Odile Decq
Location: Nanjing, China. Architect: Studio Odile Decq. The Tangshan Museum is a part of a larger development plan for an important archaeological site where the Homo Erectus Nankinensis skulls were discovered in 1993. The museum’s design is based on the topographical curved lines of the site, creating a seamless interaction between the museum and the […]
Longpeng Ceramic Museum // Wenhui Su
Location: Xiamen, China. Architect: Wenhui Su. The Longpeng Ceramic Museum in Dehua County, China, showcases the 3700-year history of porcelain making in the region. The museum’s design focuses on the symbiotic relationship between nature and space, with a preserved ancient riverbed and natural stones placed throughout the space. An earthen wall runs through the entire […]
Vanke Nantou Gallery // Various Associates
Location: Shenzhen, China. Architect: Various Associates. Various Associates, a local emerging design studio, has completed an “urban memory exhibition hall” in the core area of Nantou Ancient Town, Shenzhen, as part of the Nantou Ancient Town Renovation and Upgrade project. The project aims to inherit the historical context of the town, which has a nearly […]
Wuxi Meili Site Museum // Atelier Diameter
Location: Wuxi, China. Architect: Atelier Diameter. The Wuxi Meili Site Museum, designed by the Institute of Architectural History, CADG + Atelier Diameter, ZSA, is a public welfare project built for the archaeological site of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The museum is located in the ancient town of Meili, with the Taibo Temple on its […]
Apple BKC Flagship Store // Foster+Partners
Architect: Foster+Partners. Location: Mumbai, India. Apple BKC in India is a new retail destination that is part of the Bandra Kurla Complex. It features an 8-meter-tall glass façade, a row of ficus trees, display tables and avenues featuring Apple’s products, a learning and event space with a large video wall, a staircase made of stainless […]
Tour Montparnasse // Studio Gang
Location: Paris, France. Architect: Studio Gang. Studio Gang has designed a new landmark for Paris by transforming the Tour Montparnasse into a dynamic hub for economic innovation, community life, and sustainability. The tower’s faceted facade gives it a shimmering silhouette that marks its presence in the Parisian landscape. The tower offers a diverse combination of […]
TIRPITZ // BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
Location: Blåvand, Denmark. Architect: BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group. The TIRPITZ is a new cultural complex in Blåvand, Denmark that transforms a historic German WWII bunker into a groundbreaking museum. The 2,850 m2 structure comprises four exhibitions within a single building and appears subtly as the intersection between a series of precise cuts into the landscape. Visitors […]
Tiong Seng Building // LAUD
Location: Singapore, Singapore. Architect: LAUD. Tiong Seng Contractors has redeveloped its current premises for maintenance and logistics of its fleet of construction vehicles, equipment and resources into an industrial building that includes space for the construction company’s head office at the three topmost storeys. The project is guided by Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) […]
Thiruvalluvar // Monk Mackenzie + Novare
Location: Kanyakumari, India. Architect: Monk Mackenzie + Novare. The Thiruvalluvar and Vivekananda bridges are pedestrian bridges located in the southernmost tip of India, designed to connect the mainland to the Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda Temple. The area was heavily damaged in the 2004 Asian tsunami, and the Indian lotus was used as a symbol of […]
The Sunken Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes of Cabetican // BAAD Studio
Location: Bacolor, Philippines. Architect: BAAD Studio. The Cabetican Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bacolor, Pampanga, Philippines was built in 1981 and became a popular pilgrimage site until it was submerged by the 1991 volcanic eruption that killed over 700 people. Today, the shrine remains a historical landmark and is still used for worship […]
The Smog Project // ZNERA
Location: Delhi, India. Architect: ZNERA. Delhi, the capital of India, has been in the news due to the toxic smog that has blanketed the city. Delhi is the most polluted city in the world due to industrial waste, vehicles, power plants, and crop burning in the adjacent regions. The Smog Project is a proposal to […]
The Resource Rows // Lendager Group
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark. Architect: Lendager Group. The Resource Rows is a housing project that aims to implement sustainable solutions in architecture and see waste as a resource. The project is based on the principles of circular economy and uses upcycle brick modules from old buildings in rural areas. The old bricks are cut out in […]
The reception pavilion of Québec’s National Assembly // Provencher_Roy + GLCRM
Location: Québec, Canada. Architect: Provencher_Roy + GLCRM. The new reception pavilion of Québec’s National Assembly is an underground structure that modernizes the heritage site and provides citizens with a learning space. The entrance is integrated into the existing architecture, respecting the Parliament Building as the symbol of Québec’s identity. The addition of the reception pavilion […]