Articles by July Shao

As the capital city of Shandong Province, Jinan is not only the center of provincial politics, economy, culture, and education; but also, a tourist city with the unique natural features of “mountains, springs, lakes, and rivers” with far-reaching history and culture. The project is in the core area of the west new town of Jinan. A square site with each side being about 400 meters long. The Grand Theatre is on the south side of the site. As a significant landmark in local urban planning, the total site area is 16.02 hectares, and the construction area is 380,000 square meters. The project was divided into two phases, spending nearly 12 years from the competition to fully furnished. Site scale, building volumes, and urban planning scale are challenges for the studio.

A permanent exposition of architecture – This project is located in the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP) in the 14th Arrondissement of Paris. The university city was established to provide housing primarily to international students in Paris in 1925 and has now more than 40 dormitory buildings named after different countries. It is well known for its remarkable collection of architecture, such as the ‘Collège Néerlandais’ (The Netherlands College,1926) designed by Willem M. Dudok, the ‘Pavilion Suisse’ (The Pavilion of Switzerland, 1930) by Le Corbusier, the ‘Maison du Brésil’ (Home of Brazil,1954) by Lucio Costa and Le Corbusier, and the ‘Pavilion de L’Iran’ (Pavilion of Iran,1969) by Claude Parent.

Let your imaginations take you places with PIX Moving Space! Experience a hands-free journey to the ideal cafe, bookstore, lounge or cinema that fits perfectly into your life’s scenario. Enjoy coffee in an on-the-go café; kick back and relax while reading a book in the moving bookstore – why not grab some shuteye in our cosy lounges? Even work out during rush hour at the mini gym – all this is now possible with PIX’s Moving Space, an autonomous robo-vehicle with no steering wheel or driver’s seat.

Aiming to collect the most creative and future-adaptive urban design proposals from all around the world, the International Competition For The Urban Design Of Jiuwei International Headquarters Pilot Area in China is officially launched. Registration for the competition is now open for domestic and abroad outstanding design institutions.

Another year, another successful ArchDaily China Building of the Year Awards! With more than 80,000 votes gathered over the past week, the results of the 2023 edition are in! Once more, the award has proved to be the largest architecture prize centered around people’s opinion. Crowdsourced, the most relevant projects of the year were nominated and selected by our readers.

Following two exciting weeks of nominations, ArchDaily’s readers have evaluated over 700 projects and selected 10 finalists for the Building of the Year Award China. Architects and enthusiasts participated in the nomination process, choosing projects that exemplify what it means to push architecture forward. These finalists are the buildings that have inspired ArchDaily readers the most, which also reveal the growing trend of Chinese architecture.

‘More than Human Adventure’ is the theme of our Exhibition for the 2022 Shenzhen Biennale, titled Urban Cosmologies. In response to the theme, Studio Link-Arc proposes to explore the intersection between living organisms and architecture.

The Pyramid Cabin is located in the “Fragrant Lake” of Huanggang City, Hubei Province, and is part of the Wiki World Co-Building Plan. This plan will construct a series of uniquely designed natural homes in “Fragrant Lake”.