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“Suzhou Bay Cultural Center is a Coexistence of Large and Small scales”: Interview with Christian de Portzamparc

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The Suzhou Bay Cultural Center is part of a series of emblematic projects initiated by the city's Wujiang Lakefront Masterplan. Located on the shores of Lake Tai, the deserted plain was discovered by Christian de Portzamparc in 2013, while rethinking the future city. It was then built so quickly, that the architect never ceased to be amazed after every visit. Alive, it is like a real Manhattan of towers organized through a grid of streets and avenues, bordering a central pedestrian axis that heads towards the lake. It was clear that the meeting of this pedestrian axis and the great lake would generate an exceptional place, and it was on this site, on each side, that the cultural center was to be implanted in the architecture competition.

Suzhou Bay Grand Theater / Christian de Portzamparc

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Suzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Hall / AUBE CONCEPTION

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  • Architects: AUBE CONCEPTION
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  29789
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018

Law School of Soochow University / ARTS Group

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Suzhou, China

J+ Art Space / V2GETHER design

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  • Architects: V2GETHER design
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AnPuSheng, Dulux, shanghai Tongxing
  • Professionals: Lin Cao Team

SECAD Offices / MCVR Studio

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  • Architects: MCVR Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  700
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019

Kunshan Constitution Park / IPD

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Suzhou, China
  • Architects: IPD
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  34000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020
  • Professionals: IPD

Suzhou Financial Center Exhibition Hall / Lacime Architects

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Suzhou, China
  • Architects: Lacime Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2078
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  France Titanium, Shanghai Haojing Glass Co.,Ltd, Shanghai yaju stone CO.,LTD

The Water Margin of Zhenze Wetland Park / Architects KONGKONG

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Renovation of House Huayangli / JWJZ ARCHITECTURE

Renovation of House Huayangli / JWJZ ARCHITECTURE - Interior Photography, Interior Design, Facade
© Tianzhou Yang

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  • Architects: JWJZ ARCHITECTURE
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  300
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019

Suquan Yuan / TM Studio

Suquan Yuan / TM Studio - Exterior Photography, Refurbishment, Facade
Courtesy of TM Studio
  • Architects: TM Studio
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5600
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2008

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Suzhou No.2 Libary / gmp Architects

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Suzhou, China

Chen Xi Community Center / Group BE

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Cyrus Tang Foundation Center / UAD

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Chenfeng Group Fashion Hub Factory Renovation / Joseph Dejardin

Chenfeng Group Fashion Hub Factory Renovation  / Joseph Dejardin - Offices Interiors
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  • Interior Designers: Joseph Dejardin
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  6000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Herman Miller, SRS, Yrjö Kukkapuro

Beyond the Wind Pavilion / MAT Office

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Suzhou, China

Future Bookstore / Mur Mur Lab

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Suzhou, China
  • Architects: Mur Mur Lab
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  80
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019

Kunshan New Life Hub / BAU Brearley Architects + Urbanists

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