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Architects: A9A rchitects
- Area: 4200 m²
- Year: 2022
Zhengzhou: The Latest Architecture and News
PULO Market / A9A rchitects
Ting Feng Xie Restaurant / SALONE DEL SALON
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Architects: SALONE DEL SALON
- Area: 240 m²
- Year: 2021
Le Meridien Garden / Shma Company Limited
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Architects: Shma Company Limited
- Area: 6000 m²
- Year: 2019
Zhengdong Longhu Public Art Center / STUDIO A+
Zhengzhou Linkong Biopharmaceutical Park / WSP ARCHITECTS
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Architects: WSP ARCHITECTS
- Area: 250133 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Grow Tech, Jinba Building Materials, Xinyi Glass
Cafes and Bars in China: Examining the Spatial Routine of Drinking
Both tea and alcohol in traditional China were similarly aestheticized, and both influenced the language of literature and art. People used to exchange alcohol as a gift in a way that they later would with tea. Today, more and more cities in China have embraced this drinking culture that passed down from generation to generation, and reinterpreted with a new contemporary fashion, which is constantly evolving in the urban cafes and bars.
Zhengzhou Art Museum and Zhengzhou Archives / TJAD/Zeng Qun Architecture Design Studio
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Architects: TJAD/Zeng Qun Architecture Design Studio
- Area: 96700 m²
- Year: 2020
Zhengzhou No.130 Middle School / Shanghai United Design Group
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Architects: Shanghai United Design Group
- Area: 22164 m²
- Year: 2019
Lamborghini Exhibition Center / PMA
Haishang Plaza / Archimorphic
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Architects: Archimorphic, amphibianArc
- Area: 175708 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: China Southern Glass Group, Kone, Zhejiang Zhongnan Curtain Wall
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Professionals: AECOM, Second China State Construction & Engineering Corporation
Ideal Land-Art & Culture Center / Verse Design
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Architects: Verse Design
- Area: 5100 m²
- Year: 2015
Zhengzhou Jianye Football Town Tourist Center / SHUISHI
JHW Store / Atelier TAO+C
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Interior Designers: Atelier TAO+C
- Area: 405 m²
- Year: 2019
HEYTEA at Zhengzhou Grand Emporium / MOC DESIGN OFFICE
Vita - The Fortune Bridge / ARIZON DESIGN
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Architects: ARIZON DESIGN
- Area: 1100 m²
- Year: 2017
Skyscrapers of 2018: Soaring Beyond the Archetypal Crystal Tower
Either as singular outcroppings or as part of a bustling center, skyscrapers are neck-craning icons across major city centers in the world. A modern trope of extreme success and wealth, the skyscraper has become an architectural symbol for vibrant urban hubs and commercial powerhouses dominating cities like New York, Dubai, and Singapore.
While skyscrapers are omnipresent, 2018 introduced new approaches, technologies, and locations to the high-rise typology. From variations in materiality to form, designs for towers have started to address aspects beyond simply efficiency and height, proposing new ways for the repetitive form to bring unique qualities to city skylines. Below, a few examples of proposals and trends from 2018 that showcase the innovative ideas at work: