Pure White Paper (Stretching Accordion Paper Sculptures) / Li Hongbo
A book editor and designer, the artist became fascinated by traditional Chinese toys and festive decorations known as paper gourds made from glued layers of thin paper which can be stored flat but then opened to reveal a flower or other shape. He applied the same honeycomb-like paper structure to much larger human forms resulting […]
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Public Bathroom / HHD_FUN Architects
A sleek Public Bathroom in Rizhao, China, by Beijing’s HHD_FUN Architects: A group of public shower rooms, restrooms, was located on the south part of the 2km long Shanhaitian beach park in Rizhao, east China. Due to the wider beach and adequate land in south, the more stretched prototype could be realised. Between the buildings and the sea, […]
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Galaxy SOHO / Zaha Hadid Architects (UPDATED)
We previously featured the Galaxy SOHO in Beijing, China by Zaha Hadid Architects in July 2011. Here are some progress shots as it nears completion in Beijing via the designboom. –@teemunny designboom has MORE UPDATE: ArchDaily has some great shots by Iwan Baan
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CCTV Headquarters / OMA (UPDATED)
Designed by OMA, the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, China is finally complete. Designboom has a host of images, photographs from OMA, premiere architecture photographer Iwan Baan and Philippe Ruault. The project has been a decade in the making, with the proposal by the world-renown Dutch architecture office winning in 2002, to breaking ground with construction of the […]
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Nanjing Lab III / Yaohua Wang Architecture
Yesterday, we introduced you to the techno-opulent work of SCI-Arc alumnus Yaohua Wang, his Beijing House II.
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Beijing House II / Yaohua Wang Architecture
Sleek and futuristic parasitic house design by SCI-Arc alumnus Yaohua Wang. Beautiful and sexy stuff. This kid is great; he’s managed to perfectly execute this mecha-fluid aesthetic that’s been bouncing around in my head for more than a decade now. It’s Wes Jones meets Hernan Diaz Alonso. Yaohua’s work is exciting and fresh; a new favorite young designer to […]
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Ordos Museum / MAD Architects (photography by Iwan Baan)
Photographer Iwan Baan has documented the recently completed Ordos Museum in Ordos, China by
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Thames Hub Proposal / Foster + Partners
Sir Norman Foster has proposed an integral transport hub for London, extending toward the rest of Great Britain and the European continent. This project would be a major boost for the UK, their rail system is hardly adequate, compared to other European nations; it is compounded by the fact that Heathrow Airport is almost at 100% capacity. ‘Infrastructure’ is the buzzword for […]
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Galaxy SOHO / Zaha Hadid Architects
Now under construction is Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid. Located in Beijing, China, the project – previously known as Chaoyangmen SOHO III – will become an integral part of the bustling city center. Containing a mixed program of office, retail and entertainment, the facility features an integrated environment of indoor and outdoor environments that look […]
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