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Shanghai Midea Global Innovation Park / Atelier Ma_BIAD

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Midea Global Innovation Park is located west of the Hongqiao Business District and is a major municipal project in Shanghai. The site is framed by large-scale infrastructures—including Hongqiao International Airport and the National Exhibition and Convention Center—as well as surrounding traditional residential neighborhoods. It reflects both the high-speed mobility of regional transport networks and the cultural character of Qingpu's historic water landscapes. This contrast of scale and layered history forms a dual urban context that shapes the design approach: one part of the architecture integrates into the existing urban fabric, while the other forms a floating ring, expressing the relationship between architecture, the city, nature, and everyday life.

Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Centre / ZHA

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Located in Dongguan within the Greater Bay Area of southern China's Pearl River estuary, the new Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Centre is at the heart of a mixed-use masterplan to revitalize the Yuehe Lake waterfront. Designed by ZHA to serve as a civic and cultural anchor of the growing community, the Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Centre (SSLEPC) will host a variety of national and international events, exhibitions, and performances for audiences of all ages. The centre's public programme was inaugurated with its opening concert, 'The Sound of Songhu' led by the China National Symphony Orchestra.

MIDEA Science Center / Atelier Ma_BIAD

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 08 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Dedicated to scientific innovation and the China Science Awards, the Midea Science Exhibition Center translates the essence of technology into architectural form. Through an extreme simplicity of form and a restrained palette of white engineered stone, ultra-clear glass, and black exposed ceilings, the project manifests a minimalist aesthetic rooted in precision. Located across from Tadao Ando's He Art Museum, the project responds to the museum's circular geometry with a square courtyard typology derived from Chinese tradition. While the neighboring museum pursues the quietude of light, the Science Exhibition Center explores the symbiosis between technology and nature through a rhythmic interplay of openness and enclosure.