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Architects: Vector Architects
- Area: 47269 m²
- Year: 2019
Shengliang Su
Shenzhen Pingshan Art Museum / Vector Architects
Lost Villa Boutique Hotel / DAS Lab
Shanghai Binjiang Avenue: Revitalizing the Historic Riverfront with a Human Centered Design Approach
Fred Kent, the founder of the nonprofit organization Project for Public Spaces, once stated that “If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places." It may sound obvious, nevertheless, our cities today are indeed undergoing a rapid transformation from a car-oriented society to a pedestrian-friendly community.
Healing Architecture in China: Through a Sensorial and Spatial Experience
What elements and qualities does space need for a well-balanced physical and spiritual recovery? How to design spaces that are healthy for both our minds and our bodies? What makes an environment livable and sustainable in the long term?
These are the questions we need to address in the era of the rapidly developing real estate market. Why do we tend to inhabit more and more high-density residential towers? Are we necessarily more mentally secure? If not, what are the spatial solutions or cures for the current urbanites’ anxiety? In this article, we will explore ways of unwinding and finding cures in space.
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
Maritime Design: Rare Coastal Libraries Around the World
As architecture has evolved to include advanced building envelopes, innovative structural systems, and hybrid programs, new boundaries have been drawn. Sustainable practices and passive strategies have led architects to re-imagine building skins and the relationship between interior and exterior. While different typologies are designed with varied levels of permeability, libraries demand rigorous attention to performative facades and protected programs. This holds especially true when libraries are placed within radically changing landscapes.
The State of Architecture: ArchDaily 2021 Trend Forecasting & Analytics
With the major happenings of the past year, our built environment and people’s needs within it seemed to change. Different ways of Architectural thinking and design solutions were put forth, showing how global events are capable of pushing the limits of the profession, increasing our responsibility, and also our opportunities to contribute to a better quality of life in every possible way. At ArchDaily, we have continued to connect with architects and designers from all over the globe and have shared diverse works, all displaying relevant implementations and architectural solutions that have an impact on our community.
In response to the published works, we have experienced different reader behaviors that indicate how architectural production can actually have an impact on designers and non-designers all over the world. This led us to create ArchDaily’s Annual Architecture Report which analyzes the most popular trends and topics in the architecture world over the past year, in an effort to understand, discuss and forecast the trends for 2021.
Huazhan Campus of Shanghai Gaoan Road No. 1 Primary School / Scenic Architecture Office
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Architects: Scenic Architecture Office
- Area: 30406 m²
- Year: 2020
Bambow Suspended Flying Bridge / Atelier LAI
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Architects: Atelier Lai
- Area: 20 m²
- Year: 2020
Wuyishan Bamboo Raft Factory / TAO - Trace Architecture Office
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Architects: TAO - Trace Architecture Office
- Area: 14629 m²
- Year: 2013
Xinchang Village's Central Kindergarten / Atelier Deshaus
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Architects: Atelier Deshaus
- Area: 1500 m²
- Year: 2017
Alila Yangshuo Hotel / Vector Architects
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Architects: Vector Architects
- Area: 16000 m²
- Year: 2017
NEOBRIDGE Hotel / XING DESIGN
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Architects: XING DESIGN
- Area: 2100 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: MATZ FORM
The Hutong Renovation in Beijing: Reimagining Tiny Spaces in a Historic Neighbourhood
For centuries, Hutongs have been recognized as one of the most treasured types of vernacular housing in China. Witnessing the cultural and historical transformation in Beijing ever since the Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368), the name Hutong is derived from a Mongolian word that means ‘water well’. In fact, this term was given to small streets that originated during the Yuan Dynasty when the emperor attempted to organize the urban fabric in a grid-like pattern in order to manage properly property ownership and to form an efficient transit system.
Best Modern Examples of Ancient Courtyard Renovations in China
Chinese courtyard houses are one of the most common housing typologies spanning all the way from the northern capital of Beijing to the poetic southern cities Hangzhou and back to the picturesque regions of Yunnan. Typically referred as heyuan, these courtyards homes are simply a “yard enclosed on four sides."
Yulin Gaoxin No.3 Primary School / THAD +School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Secret Bar / Atelier xy
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Interior Designers: Atelier xy
- Area: 160 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Zenko lighting design