(bobarcpics– flickr/creative commons license) Zaha Hadid Architects designed the SOHO China offices central Beijing, completed in 2012. Bridges between five buildings are flowing and continuous, blurring the transition between outside and inside. It is a futuristic vision in a culture …
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(Zhangzhugang– wikipedia/creative commons license) David Chipperfield Archits designed the museum in Liangzhu China, for the preservation and display of Neolithic archaeology, completed in 2007. Levin Monsigny Landschaftsarchitekten landscaped this contaminated site to be suitable for habitation, with streams and hills. …
(kenner116– flickr/creative commons license) This covered bridge was built in 1915 in Chengyang, between two Dong minority villages of China. It spans 64m (211 ft) and stands 10m (33 ft) above the Linxi river. Each of the five piers is …
(wit– flickr/creative commons license) Qin Shi Huang began construction of his tomb complex in 246 BC in Xi’an Shaanxi China. Following Emperor Huang’s conquest of all 6 states of China in 221 BC, construction picked up grew to a scale …
(oemaix– flickr/creative commons license) Buchner Bründler Architects and Element designed the Swiss Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010 in China. The curtain of woven aluminium absorbs energy from sunlight, which is used the power lights during the night. Like …
(KimonBerlin– flickr/creative commons license) Benedetta Tagliabue for EMBT led the design team for the España en Shanghai for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. An organic steel structure is covered by 8,000 hand-weaved wicker panels out of China’s Shandong Province. The …
(FHKE– flickr/creative commons license) BIG – bjarke ingels group designed Denmark’s pavilion for the 2010 expo in Shanghai. The concept starts with a twisting path that occurs at a variety of speeds, pedestrian, bicycle, and automobile. This short spiral assumes …
(George Lu– flickr/creative commons license) SBA Co. Ltd designed the Sun Valley pavilion. The Shanghai 2010 World Expo Boulevard was the entrance to the Expo and major links for its venues. It stretched 1 km from Riverside Park to Yaohua …
(Peellden– wikipedia/creative commons license) Toyo Ito designed the National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Tiawan for the 2009 World Games. It seats 55,000 people and is usually used for football games. Ito derived the stadium’s shape from the skeleton of a winding …
(tompagenet – flickr/creative commons license) Paul Rudolph of Wong and Ouyang Architects designed the Lippo Centre (Bond Center) in Hong Kong, completed in 1988. The 186 twin towers extrude in digitized patterns, breaking the typical extreme skyscraper face. They rise …