Suzhou: The Latest Architecture and News
Xijing Bay Pastoral Restaurant / 1406 STUDIO
Yangcheng Lake Villas / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
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Architects: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
- Area: 30000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Hansgrohe, Duravit, FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, nanimarquina, Bulthaup, +2
Astronomical Park of Zhenze High School / Specific Architects + Unit Architects
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Architects: Specific Architects, Unit Architects
- Area: 6330 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Alucobond
AD Classics: Suzhou Museum / I.M. Pei + Pei Partnership Architects
As one of the latest built works of acclaimed Pritzker architect I.M. Pei, Suzhou Museum was built in the heart of his hometown, Suzhou, China. As one of the last surviving modernists, the architect strove to bring together both his modernist sensibilities as well as the Suzhou vernacular. Sited on the northeast section of the historic quarter of Suzhou, the museum is adjacent to the landmarked Zhong Wang Fu, a complex of 19th-century historical residences, and the Garden of the Humble Administrator, a 16th-century garden listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. [1]
Images in this article were captured in 2016 by Rome-based photographer, Chenxing Mi. Read the full article after the break.
gmp Wins Competition for Science Complex in Suzhou, China
By 2020, an innovation campus with offices and laboratories for young companies in the high-tech field will be developed in Suzhou, the eastern Chinese metropolis. The total of 330,000 square meters of gross floor area is provided in five building clusters of different sizes, which are arranged offset from each other around a park and lake landscape. In the spring of 2018, the design by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) and WES landscape architects won first prize in the competition for the project.
Perkins+Will is Creating a Whole New World for the Suzhou Science & Technology Museum
Perkins+Will is creating a whole new world 62 miles northwest of Shanghai for the Suzhou Science & Technology Museum. Inspired by shan sui, the Chinese phrase for "mountain-water,” the complex lies at the foot of Lion Mountain and adjacent to Shishan Lake. The 600,000 square foot museum will be the focal point of a new cultural neighborhood in Shishan Park.
Original Bakery / D+space design
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Architects: D+space design
- Area: 450 m²
- Year: 2017
Historic House Renovation in Suzhou / B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Nic's Planet / Mur Mur Lab
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Architects: Mur Mur Lab
- Area: 180 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: KD, YTY
Brick Kiln Folk Inn & Museum - Interior Design / H DESIGN
Landscape Design of Suzhou Vanke Great Lake Park / LANDAU international design
Dongyuan Qianxun Community Center / Scenic Architecture Office
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Architects: Scenic Architecture Office
- Area: 3327 m²
- Year: 2017
Twice as Nice? Suzhou's Latest Architectural Homage Copies London's "Tower Bridge"
It's common knowledge that China has "at least 10 White Houses, four Arcs de Triomphe, a couple of Great Sphinxes and at least one Eiffel Tower," report the New York Times. But now photographs of a copy of London’s famous Tower Bridge (a Victorian riparian gateway to the city) in the Chinese city of Suzhou have emerged – and it's been adapted to suit a five-lane highway. Almost identical—from a distance, at least—to its British counterpart the new structure, which was completed in 2012, has been doubled – a feat which has also required some spectacular architectural additions.
Suzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum / Vector Architects
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Architects: Vector Architects
- Area: 14000 m²
- Year: 2016
SND Cultural & Sports Centre / Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering Ltd.
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Architects: Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering Ltd.: Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering Ltd.
- Area: 170000 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: Suzhou Ushare Science & Technology Co.Ltd
Urban Ecosystem Design Named Winner of Lion Mountain Park Competition
Berkeley-based TLS Landscape Architecture has won the Lion Mountain Park Design competition in Suzhou, China, corresponding to the Chinese government's new Urban Work Guidelines. The guidelines prioritize ecological and urban development, as well as rejuvenation of local character in public spaces. Lion Mountain Park will be the first large-scale public project to be constructed according to these values, envisioned as the core of a new urban ecosystem complex.
Instant Red / Wutopia Lab
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Architects: Wutopia Lab
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2015
ARTS Plaza / Atelier HAY + Drury University
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Architects: Atelier HAY + Drury University
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: architects of ARTS Group, Suzhou Hezhan Construction