Hua Qiang Bei Road by WORK Architecture Company

Friday, January 29th, 2010
Hua Qiang Bei Road by WORK Architecture Company

The design, led by WORKac partners Amale Andraos and Dan Wood and Zhubo Chief Architect Feng Guochuan, was chosen from twelve submissions by internationally renowned firms. Xu Chong Guang, the Vice Chairman of the Shenzhen Planning Bureau, commented that “Shenzhen is a new city, and very experienced in creating new districts. However, we have not yet had the opportunity to renew existing districts.... 

Helsingborg Congress and Hotel Center by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Helsingborg Congress and Hotel Center by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

The project consists of a 16,900 m2 congress and hotel facility and 17,100 m2 housing on the most attractive area of Helsingborg – the former central ferry dock Ångfärjan in the city center. The new facilities will play an important part in the ongoing development of the promenade running the length of the city waterfront. The building is characterized by a deformation of the grid into a crystalline... 

Beijing Hutong Bubble by MAD Architects

Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Beijing Hutong Bubble by MAD Architects

MAD’s proposal for the future Beijing 2050 was first revealed at its exhibition MAD IN CHINA in Venice during the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennale. Beijing 2050 imagined three scenarios for the future of Beijing: a green public park in Tiananmen Square, a series of floating islands above the city’s CBD, and the “Future of Hutongs,” which featured metallic bubbles scattered...