Tianjin: The Latest Architecture and News
Woo Space Tianjin / hyperSity
Yu Qingcheng Gallery / Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tianjin University
Tianjin Teda School / schneider+schumacher
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Architects: schneider+schumacher
- Area: 62500 m²
- Year: 2017
Zero Pavilion: A Zero Carbon Garden Made in Alibaba / Tenio Tianjin Architecture and Engineering
Beyond the Viral Images: Inside MVRDV’s Tianjin Binhai Library with #donotsettle
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Yes, that library. The images of the Tianjin Binhai Library have appeared everywhere, from architecture blogs and news broadcasts to going completely viral on social media. We had to go see it and show you what the space is really like. So, we teamed up with MVRDV who sent us to Tianjin to see it up close.
Tianjin Binhai Library, designed by MVRDV, is part of the bigger master plan for the new Binhai Cultural Center (masterplanned by Germany’s GMP). The building has seen phenomenal success on social media reaching all corners of the world. Since the opening, the number of visitors has been constantly increasing, with many of them coming from way beyond Tianjin. It is a library as destination point, redefined.
Tianjin Sino-Canadian Ecological Exhibition & Reception Center / CCDI Progressive Atelier
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Architects: CCDI Progressive Atelier
- Area: 3419 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Bo yesun, Hunter Douglas, KIKUSUI
Tianjin Binhai Library / MVRDV + Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute
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Architects: MVRDV, Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute
- Area: 33700 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Huayi Jianyuan lighting design, Sanjiang Steel Structure Design, TADI
A First Glimpse into MVRDV's Mind-Boggling Tianjin Binhai Library
MVRDV and the Tianjin Urban Planning and Design Institute’s spectacular Tianjin Binhai Library has opened to the public in Tianjin, China, and is already offering up some spectacular images across the social-mediasphere.
Located within the new Binhai Cultural District, the library provides storage for as many as 1.2 million books on sweeping, terraced bookshelves in the building’s central atrium. At the center of the room, an enormous mirrored sphere houses an auditorium and reflects the miles of bookshelves around it, creating a dazzling atmosphere for reading and studying.
Check out some first looks at the interior from social media below, and be on the lookout for professional photos later this week.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Breaks Ground on Juilliard’s First Overseas Campus in China
Diller Scofidio + Renfro has revealed designs for the Juilliard School’s first overseas campus as the project breaks ground in Tianjin, China. One of the world’s foremost performing arts schools, Juillard had previously tapped DS+R for the design of their New York City campus.
Located within the Yujiapu Pilot Free Trade Zone, the Tianjin Juilliard School will become a center for performance, practice and research, and will welcome in the public with a series of communal spaces and interactive exhibitions focused on the creative process and performance of music. Upon completion, the campus will serve as an international hub for artists to learn and meet, as well as become the first performing arts institution in the country to offer a US-accredited master’s degree.
Tianjin Luneng Taishan College / Lacime Architectural Design
The Garden of Forking Paths / officePROJECT
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Architects: officePROJECT
- Year: 2016
A Warm Clinic / RIGI Design
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Architects: RIGI Design
- Area: 250 m²
- Year: 2015
An MVRDV-Designed Library Tops Out in Tianjin
An MVRDV-designed library in Tianjin has topped out as part of the city’s Binhai Cultural Centre. The 34,200 square meter (370,000 square foot) building will join four other cultural institutions designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects, Bing Thom Architects, HH Design, and GMP – creating “cultural corridors” – that are part of a GMP-designed masterplan. The library program includes educational facilities, service spaces, book storage, archives, computer rooms, audio rooms, an auditorium, lounge areas, meeting rooms, offices, general reading areas, and those designed specifically for children and the elderly. Tianjin Binhai Library has been designed by MVRDV in collaboration with the TIanjin Urban Planning and Design Institute (TUPDI).
Ennead Architects Reveal Proposal for Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Expansion
Ennead Architects have unveiled their proposed design for the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts campus expansion, master planning and architectural design competition. “This campus expansion and re-envisioning positions Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts—one of China’s top schools of fine art—as an Academy in the Park,” inspired by nature and an oasis destination within the dense urban fabric of Tianjin, write the architects.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro to Design the Tianjin Juilliard School in China
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has been selected to design the new Tianjin Juilliard School. The same practice that expanded Juilliard's New York home in 2009, DS+R plans to build the new facility in Tianjin by 2018. The project has already received preliminary approval of a graduate degree program from China’s Ministry of Education.
Once complete, the new school will offer a Master of Music degree from Juilliard in the areas of orchestral performance, chamber music performance, and collaborative piano; a pre-college program; an instrumental training program; adult education; and public performances and exhibits.
Binhai Xiaowai High School / HHD FUN
Competition Entry: HAO + AI Envision Bolong 3D Movie Museum and Mediatek for Tianjin
Commissioned by the Tianjin Urban Planning Bureau, Holm Architecture Office (HAO) and Archiland International (AI) have unveiled their competition proposal for the Bolong 3D Movie Museum and Mediatek in Tianjin.
Envisioned as part of a new media park slated for construction in the city, the building's design is playful and contemporary, offering visitors a "series of unique spatial experiences." Learn more about the project and view selected images from the proposal after the break.