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Architecture studio Inuce has created a church in the town of Julong near Quanzhou, China, which evokes the form of a biblical ark resting on a rock. Located at the foot of a mountain surrounded by forest and with views across the town, the Mountain Church of Julong references both the form and representation of

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Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for Cloud 9 Sports Center, a mirrored athletic complex designed as “a luminous cloud” with a wavy shape. Created for the city of Shijiazhuang in China’s Hebei Province, the 6,000-square-metre building will comprise an athletic complex with a gym and tennis courts as well as commercial spaces.

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Chinese studio More Architecture used a large zigzagging roof to shelter Floating Hotel, which is dramatically positioned among the bamboo forests and mountains of Dachangping, China. Located in the rural Anji region, the hotel contains 18 rooms that More Architecture said are designed to provide guests with an “immersive relationship with nature”. Floating Hotel is

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Chengdu studio Muda Architects has completed Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine in Pengzhou, China, which is based on the shape of the yin-yang symbol. Situated beside the Huitong Lake, the museum aims to showcase the history of Chinese medicine while being a “spiritual emblem for the region”. Its circular form spans land and water and

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