Shanghai: The Latest Architecture and News

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• Architects

  JiHua Atelier

• Location

  Hang San Gong Lu, Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai Shi, China

• Category

  Hostel

• Lead Architects

  Huibiao Wu

• Other Participants

  Wei Luo

• Area

  500.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hongxiao Liu

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• Architects

  East China Architectural Design & Research Institute

• Location

  Hongqiao International Airport T1, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Renovation

• Lead Architects

  Jianxiang Guo, Cheng Lv, Hongbo Zhang

• Area

  53227.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Zhe Zhuang

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• Interiors Designers

  Daylab Studio

• Location

  Shanghai, China

• Category

  Store

• Lead Architects

  Xi Dou

• Design Team

  Yongpeng Liu, Aimee, Tong, Jie

• Client

  HEYSHOP

• Area

  210.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Yun Xiao

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• Architects

  Atelier Archmixing

• Location

  No. 377 Baoju Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Kindergarten

• Lead Architects

  Shen Zhuang, Hao Ren, Yu Tang, Jie Zhu

• Design Team

  Shen Zhuang, Haochen Zhang, Lide Li, Hongbang Chen, Xinhui Ding, Zixiao Wang(Intern)

• Area

  5400.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Qingshan Wu

The world’s longest 3D-printed concrete pedestrian bridge has been completed in Shanghai. Designed by Professor Xu Weiguo from the Tsinghua University (School of Architecture) - Zoina Land Joint Research Center for Digital Architecture, the 26.3-meter-long bridge was inspired by the ancient Anji Bridge in Zhaoxian, China.

The single-arch structure was created using a 3D printing concrete system developed by Professor Xu Weiguo’s team, integrating digital design, cost efficiency, smart technology, and architectural dynamism. Enclosing the 3.6-meter width, the bridge’s handrails are shaped like flowing ribbons on the arch, creating a light, elegant movement across the Shanghai Wisdom Bay pond.

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• Architects

  CCDI

• Location

  Songjiang New City, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Pavillion

• Architect in Charge

  Bin Hong, Mingjie Yang

• Design Team

  Bo Zhang, Rong Li, Baoying Luo

• Client

  Shanghai Songjiang District Administration of Culture, Radio, Film and Television

• Area

  40073.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  WDI Photography

OPEN Architecture has designed a 58,000 square meter campus for the Qingpu Pinghe School in Shanghai. Currently under construction, the educational project's thirteen buildings have largely topped out. The second primary and secondary school project to be completed by OPEN after the acclaimed Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus, the School as a Village concept was made as a creative exploration of contemporary urban design. The project was designed as a model for new educational buildings and campuses in Shanghai and beyond.

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• Interiors Designers

  Spark Architects

• Location

  KerryOn Park, No.1378 Huamu Rd, Pudong, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Interior Design

• Designers in Charge

  Stephen Pimbley, Wenhui Lim

• Design Team

  William Nguyen Van Thanh Ha, Luca Maccarinelli, Xi Yang

• Client

  Kerry

• Area

  120.0 m2

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• Architects

  XuTai Design And Reseach

• Location

  Jinyan Road, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Offices Interiors

• Design Team

  Tianbao Yang, Diamond, Linmeng Xu, Zhiwei Qin, Ling Wu

• Indoor Construction

  Shanghai Yanyue Construction Co., Ltd.

• Area

  300.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Hao Chen

Design firm Sasaki has unveiled a design to transform Shanghai's Hongkou soccer stadium into a sustainable health and wellness hub. Rethinking China's first professional soccer stadium, the project aims to bring new life into the 1990s single-purpose structure. The design was formed by addressing the lack of connection between the stadium and Luxun Park. As a result, the park’s landscape is extended through the stadium and rises to meet the landscape as it flows through the building.

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• Architects

  Junya Ishigami

• Location

  Shanghai World Financial Center, 100 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Showroom

• Lead Architects

  Junya Ishigami

• Design Team

  Cing Lu, Akira Uchimura

• Area

  139.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Eiichi Kano

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• Interiors Designers

  NEILI LAB

• Location

  Ganquan Foreign Languages Middle School, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Renovation

• Architect in Charge

  Jiaqing Wu, Jia Lin

• Area

  800.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Wenjie Hu

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• Architects

  A3 VISION

• Location

  No. 98, Rongyang Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Offices Interiors

• Lead Architect

  Zhifeng Wang

• Design Team

  Hongtian Nan, Chao Liu, Jin Fan

• Area

  2400.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Schran Image

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: 

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• Interiors Designers

  DAS Lab

• Location

  Zao-Fong Universe Building, No. 1800 Zhongshan Road West, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

• Category

  Offices Interiors

• Lead Designer

  Jingze Li

• Design Team

  Guo Xiang, Yu Qian, Zeyuan Chen

• Area

  120.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Yifei Xu

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has unveiled details of Huamu Lot 10 in Shanghai. The three-tower scheme, totaling 279,000 square meters, is dedicated to commercial offices and a future museum, positioned around a central grand plaza.

Described as a “new form of participatory urbanism,” the scheme has been designed to accommodate large-scale artwork in a public setting, thus activating the central plaza as a cultural hub.

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