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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Sasaki Set to Transform Shanghai’s Hongkou Stadium
JINS SWFC Shop / junya ishigami + associates
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Architects: junya ishigami + associates
- Area: 139 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Huamei World Trade Technology Development, Neko Lighting AG, Shanghai Baoye Engineering
Smart Innovation Learning Center / NEILI LAB
Ribo Fashion Group Zhimei Research and Development Center / A3 VISION
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:
KPF Proposes a New "Participatory Urbanism" with Shanghai Towers
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.
Soft Matter / NATURALBUILD
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Architects: NATURALBUILD
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Jotun, SOWA
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Professionals: AND Office, YIYU Design
B Campus / AIM Architecture
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Interior Designers: AIM Architecture
- Year: 2018
Premier Ledu City Building No.1 / SUD Architectes
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Architects: SUD Architectes
- Area: 3500 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: BAOYUAN WOOD, Dulux, TIAN XUAN GE
GENSHANG Restaurant / OFFICE COASTLINE
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Architects: OFFICE COASTLINE
- Area: 198 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Sto, Dulux, KD
S.Engine Fengshengli-Cafe / Atelier Ohne Zwang
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Interior Designers: Atelier Ohne Zwang
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: FLUA Lighting, Knauf, Shenyongqian Stainless Steel, Shikoku, Yuping Terrazzo Shanghai
HEMU Headquarters / Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design
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Interior Designers: Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design
- Area: 1500 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Kohler, LANSHE
Treasure House of Shanghai Himalaya Art Museum / Shan Xiang Architectural
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Interior Designers: Shanghai Shan Xiang Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
- Area: 540 m²
- Year: 2017
Cat Café TRYST / Parallect Dedign
- Year: 2018
HE / TURTLEHILL
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Architects: TurtleHill
- Area: 260 m²
- Year: 2018
Dishan Space / PUJU
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Interior Designers: PUJU
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: HAY, minimore
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Professionals: HAY/minimore, Mubo Decoration, PUJU, Colors