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As Seen Below – The Dome, a Skyspace / James Turrell + SHL

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

With As Seen Below, ARoS gains a new international landmark work by one of the most influential artists of our time, James Turrell. The installation represents the culmination of the museum's approximately 4,000-square-metre underground expansion and reinforces ARoS' position as an international destination where art, architecture, and experience converge.

The West Bund Grand Theater / SHL

Valeria Silva — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The West Bund is the most rapidly developing arts, culture, and commercial district in Shanghai. Located along the banks of the Huangpu River just south of the city center, it represents a concerted effort by the Shanghai Municipal Government to create an iconic world-class urban waterfront comparable to the Paris Rive Gauche and London South Bank. Formerly an industrial zone built out during the early 20th century, the current development is guided by a master plan that combines existing structures and new buildings with a pedestrian-oriented landscape that encourages a lively, bustling atmosphere. When completed, the 9.4-square-kilometer West Bund will be the largest cultural district in Asia.

Beijing Performing Arts Centre / Perkins&Will + Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

China has opened a new performing arts complex in Tongzhou, a historic port on the Grand Canal and the eastern gateway to Beijing. Designed by Perkins&Will’s and Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s combined Shanghai studio with a landscape by SLA, the Beijing Performing Arts Centre anchors Tongzhou’s recently designated cultural district, a collection of major civic projects that also includes a museum, a library, and extensive parklands. Consisting of three world-class venues—an opera house, a theater, and a concert hall—as well as a multipurpose hall and an outdoor stage, the Beijing Performing Arts Centre will host hundreds of performances each year—everything from traditional Chinese and Western operas to orchestral performances, stage dramas, and dances.

West Bund Dome Art Center / Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Guided by the 2040 Shanghai Master Plan, Shanghai West Bund, which emblemizes the century-long history of Chinese national industry, is evolving into the largest cultural and artistic district in Asia.

NIO House Hefei Xinqiao Industrial Park / SHL

Valeria Silva — Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Since establishing a partnership with China’s leading premium EV automaker NIO by the scenic West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in 2017, SHL has successfully shaped several NIO Houses (NIO’s flagship store), including NIO's international expansion in Oslo, followed by Shanghai HKRI Taikoo Hui, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Munich. SHL has yet again partnered with NIO to create a new milestone flagship, the NIO House | Hefei Xinqiao Industrial Park. A new circular pavilion merges the 'front stage' customer experience with the 'backstage' manufacturing process, providing NIO users and business partners with an immersive insight into the NIO way of life and its advanced manufacturing prowess.

Shanghai Library East / SHL

韩爽 — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 02:00:00 +0000

Shanghai Library East, a new civic landmark and cultural destination in the world’s third most populous city, has opened. Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (SHL), Shanghai Library East is one of the largest new libraries in the world. Its primary function as a center of art, culture, and technology-driven learning reflects the modern library’s rapidly changing raison d’être. At the same time, its allusion to classical Chinese scholarship—the building’s form conjures the scholar’s rock of the ancient literati—anchors it in tradition. “This important cultural center for the citizens of Shanghai embraces the idea of ‘collection to connection’—a space to bring people together. It’s the city’s gift to them,” says Chris Hardie, design director and chief architect for SHL.

Anstalten Correctional Facility / SHL + Friis & Moltke

Paula Pintos — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:00:00 +0000

Nestled in the rugged terrain of Greenland’s seaside capital, a new correctional facility designed by Danish architectural firms Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Friis & Moltke, exemplifies the power of design to humanize the justice system. Known as Anstalten, the facility is designed to give inmates a sense of purpose and hope while reuniting them with their families, allowing them to rehabilitate in a more humane, healing environment.

Ningbo New Library / SHL

Paula Pintos — Thu, 14 May 2020 23:00:00 +0000

The 31,800-square-metre Ningbo New Library. Located 200 kilometres south of Shanghai at the centre of Ningbo, China’s new cultural hub, the library is a vital element in the ongoing development of the city. Founded in 1927, the original Ningbo City Library held the largest collection of historic and ancient books in the region and attracted three to four thousand daily visitors. The new library, with its open, accessible architecture, aims to double the number of daily visitors and become the cultural heart of the community.

State Library Victoria / SHL

Andreas Luco — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +0000

State Library Victoria, a historic Australian landmark, has officially reopened its doors to the public, revealing extensively transformed library spaces designed by Danish architectural firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Australian architecture and design studio Architectus. The library comprises 23 individual buildings and occupies an entire city block in Melbourne’s city centre.

HU University of Applied Sciences / SHL

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Thu, 23 May 2019 09:00:00 +0000

Until four years ago, the HU University of Applied Sciences, a school founded in 1995 through the merger of several previously independent institutions, was spread across some 30 buildings in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The university prioritized consolidating its footprint into five adjacent buildings on its Utrecht Science Park campus, and Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects’ new structure is the last of the five to be completed. The 22,310-square-metre Heidelberglaan 15 building is home to eight educational institutes in the economics, management, information communication and technology, and media and communication sectors.

Studio Malmö / SHL

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:00:00 +0000

Studio Malmö is a 22,000 m² mixed-use harbor development located in central Malmö, a vibrant city in southern Sweden. The 14-story building will accommodate an eclectic mix of offices, conference and event spaces, restaurants, cafés, and retail outlets, in addition to a hotel and sky bar.

The Royal Library / SHL

Martita Vial della Maggiora — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 02:00:00 +0000

The Royal Library is one of the most significant architectural landmarks on the Copenhagen waterfront. Clad in black granite, the extension to the Royal Library is known as the ‘Black Diamond’ – with its clean-cut lines and glittering polished surfaces, the library is one of Copenhagen’s architectural gems.

NIO House / SHL

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Located on the scenic West Lake waterfront in Hangzhou, China, the new flagship automotive gallery and clubhouse for car manufacturer NIO blends the company brand with West Lake culture, giving consumers a multi-sensory understanding of NIO’s environmentally-rooted brand philosophy.

Vanke Times Center / SHL

罗靖琳 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Located in Beijing’s busy Chaoyang District, Vanke Times Center is a new creative urban complex that blends retail shops and offices with grand art installations, a multi-functional exhibition space, and a bamboo meditation garden. Vanke, one of the country’s largest residential property developers, commissioned Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects for its first complete renovation project — the revitalization of a former shopping mall into a vibrant hub for the city. Now complete, Vanke Times Center is home to a host of retail shops on the basement and ground floors, while upper floors will house offices, green spaces and events.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Design Zero-Carbon Headquarters for Global Chemical Company in Brussels

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Schmidt Hammer Lassen has released images and details of its competition-winning design for the headquarters of Solvay, an advanced materials and chemicals company, to be located in Brussels, Belgium. Working in collaboration with Modulo Architects and VK Engineers, the Danish firm has prioritized sustainability and resilience in the zero-carbon, near-zero-energy building.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen's Overlapping Box Scheme Wins Competition for Sports and Community Center in Aarhus

Patrick Lynch — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:30:00 +0000

The team led by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has been selected as the winners of a competition to design a significant new Sports and Culture Campus in the Gellerup neighborhood of Aarhus, Denmark. Covering an area of 10,000 square meters (107,640 square feet), the new complex will contain a wide variety of athletic and leisure facilities aimed at becoming “an inspiring, welcoming and open destination for city residents and visitors.”

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Breaks Ground on Glass Box Headquarters of Creative Incubator in China

Patrick Lynch — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has revealed the design of the new CaoHeJing Guigu Creative Headquarters in Shanghai as the project breaks ground. Taking the form of three stacked glass volumes with terraces in-between, the center is devised as a series of indoor/outdoor shared spaces that will allow budding hi-tech firms to connect with local graduates and spur innovation of new technology in China.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Unveil Landmark Mixed-Use Development for Downtown Detroit

Patrick Lynch — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 13:01:00 +0000

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has unveiled the design of their first-ever project in the United States: the Monroe Blocks, a new mixed-use development that will become an iconic symbol of the rejuvenation and future development of downtown Detroit. Prioritizing public access both indoors and out, SHL’s scheme will consist of Detroit’s first new highrise office tower in decades, more than 480 residential units and a network of new public plazas and green spaces.