Datong Sports Park by Populous

The win for Populous, which has its Asian base in Queensland, comes as its first sports park in Nanjing celebrates five years of successful operation. Populous won an IOC/IAKS Gold Award for the design of Nanjing, built for the 2005 China National Games, and the catalyst for a major city centre development. The Sports Park in Datong will provide work for 10 professional staff in Populous’ Brisbane office. The firm’s senior principal Paul Henry said the win reflected Populous’ future strategy... 

Korean Pavilion Shanghai Expo 2010 design by Mass Studies

The Korea Pavilion is situated in Zone A, directly neighboring the Japan Pavilion and the Saudi Arabia Pavilion, and in close proximity to the China Pavilion. The site is around 6000m2, and it is one of the largest lots within the Expo compound. Located on the perimeter of the zone, the site takes advantage of the views out towards the Huangpu River and the Shanghai skyline in the distance. With land culture (China) and sea culture (Japan) surrounding the peninsula, Korea has been permeable to imported... 

Pavilion Construction for Shanghai World Expo 2010

Construction workers and organizers in Shanghai, China are busily completing tasks ahead of the planned opening of the 2010 World Expo on May 1st – planned to be the largest World Expo in history. The theme of the Expo is “Better City, Better Life”, and is scheduled to run until October 31, 2010. In recent months, large construction and renovation projects have dominated much of Shanghai, in preparation for becoming the World’s stage on May 1st. Up to 800,000 visitors are... 

Villa Valk by Blok Kats van Veen Architects

In an area of new housing development Blok Kats van Veen realised this triangular shaped villa in big contrast to the traditional housing around it. This private house is located along the edge of the Homeruskwartier neighbourhood and is facing the Almere forest stroke. The triangular shape of the plot was leading for the design. The triangle opens itself towards the garden at the south west with a great view on the forest stroke. The living space is a long open space divided by loose elements into... 

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 over Beijing’s oldest neighborhoods. Three years later, the first hutong bubble has appeared in...