This 33-story SOHO Hailun Plaza is currently being constructed in the dense city of Shanghai. Located at the intersection of two metro lines, the plaza will include a 130-meter office tower and five mixed-use podiums. The design, by UNStudio, treats each structure as a set of objects shaped by the flow of commuters. Each facade will be cloaked in a similar, faceted texture that will “change in appearance when approached from different directions.”
Shanghai: The Latest Architecture and News
SOHO Hailun Plaza / UNStudio
Gensler Tops Out on World's Second Tallest Skyscraper: Shanghai Tower
On schedule to be China’s tallest and the world’s second tallest skyscraper, the Gensler -designed Shanghai Tower has topped out at 632 meters (2,074 feet). Upon completion in 2014, the spiraling megastructure will complete a trio of towers - including the adjacent Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center - to become the centerpiece of the city’s Lujiazui commercial district - one of Asia’s leading financial centers which developed from farmland in just over 20 years.
Defined by series of distinctive sky gardens, the state-of-the-art tower will house Class-A office and retail space, along with a luxury hotel and cultural venues.
Continue reading to learn how the Shanghai Tower’s structure saved millions and why it will achieve LEED Gold.
Matsu Flagship Store / EXH Design
-
Architects: EXH Design
- Area: 1800 m²
- Year: 2012
K11 Art Mall Shanghai / Kokaistudios
Architects
Location
Shanghai, ChinaDesign Team
Andrea Destefanis, Filippo Gabbiani, Pietro Peyron, Li Wei, Carmen Lee, Wang Yun, Coco ChengLocal Architect
Tong Ji Architecture Design Research InstituteArea
35500.0 sqmProject Year
2013Photographs
Location
Shanghai, ChinaProject Year
2013Photographs
Charlie XiaArea
35500.0 m2
Shanghai Hongqiao CBD Office Headquarters Building / LYCS Architecture
LYCS Architecture has shared drawings and renderings for their Shanghai Hongqiao CBD Office Headquarters Building, which broke ground this month. Situated in a rapidly developing part of western Shanghai and at the center of a transportation hub, the project is scheduled to be completed in 2014.
Suzhou Creek Boutique Hotel / DAtrans Architecture Office
-
Architects: DAtrans Architecture Office
- Area: 500 m²
- Year: 2010
Shanghai Pudong International Airport / Paul Andreu
-
Architects: Paul Andreu
- Area: 220000 m²
- Year: 1999
-
Manufacturers: Agorex Pro-line, Ceresit, Henkel
Xuhui Binjian Media City 188S-G-1 Tower and Podium Winning Proposal / Aedas
Aedas recently won the competition to design Xuhui Binjian Media City 188S-G-1 Tower and Podium with their very dynamic and unique shaped proposal. Located in Shanghai, their tower begins with an extruded rectangular plan, and independent from the podium, meets the ground to allow circulation around its base. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Mercato / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
-
Architects: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2012
Video: This is Shanghai
A little over thirty years ago, Shanghai was a fairly dense, mid-rise city with no skyscrapers. Now, Shanghai has been transformed into a global metropolis with over 4,000 skyscrapers - twice as many as New York. In an attempt to capture the “diversities and eccentricities of the metropolis that is Shanghai beyond the famous skyline,” photographer Rob Whitworth and urban identity expert JT Singh joined forces to create ‘This is Shanghai.’
Jiaotong University of Law / Kokaistudios
-
Architects: Kokaistudios
- Area: 10500 m²
- Year: 2013
Madong Masterplan Winning Proposal / HYHW Architects
Designed by HYHW Architects and Planners, the local development strategy and strategic focus of the Madong Masterplan is aimed at building upon history, automotive culture, sports culture, encouraging advances in manufacturing and modern services, with cultural charmand continual innovation in a technologically advanced green city. Serviced by a highway to the North and with Jiading Forest to the South-West, it benefits from convenient transport connections and the close proximity to the ecological landscape. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Green Energy Laboratory / Archea
Green Valley Project Proposal / Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Just this past Thursday, schmidt hammer lassen architects, East China Architecture and Design Institute, and Shanghai Expo Construction Development Company celebrated the ground breaking for, and start of construction of, the new Green Valley project on the site of the former 2010 Shanghai Expo. Located immediately next to the iconic Chinese pavilion, the architects won the international competition to design this 50,000-square-meter project last year. This project aims to become a new central urban development in Shanghai, integrating new sustainable solutions in both the urban design and the individual buildings on the site. More images and architects' description after the break.
Green Valley / schmidt hammer lassen architects
Following their 2012 victory in an invited international competition, Danish architecture firm schmidt hammer lassen architects has broke ground on what will be a new central urban development in Shanghai. Located on the waterfront site of the 2010 World Expo, the 50,000 square-meter ‘Green Valley’ development will be based off of the Expo’s well-developed infrastructure of green parks, promenades and cultural attractions to create a vibrant new destination for all of Shanghai.
Tony's Organic House / Playze
Henkel Asia-Pacific and China / HPP Architects
-
Architects: HPP Architects
- Area: 22100 m²
- Year: 2003
Kemuri Shanghai Restaurant / PRISM DESIGN
-
Architects: PRISM DESIGN
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2012