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‘Umbrella Facade’ for the Madrid Pavilion by 3Gatti

Posted on May 2, 2013

3Gatti Architecture Studio will add a facade of opening and closing steel umbrellas to Foreign Office Architects’ Madrid Pavilion from the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

The new cladding will replace bamboo louvres that currently surround the glazed walls of the building, which was originally designed by the former London studio to accommodate an exhibition about low-cost housing for the six-month-long world fair.

The pavilion was converted into a retail and office complex once the Expo was over, but two years on the bamboo had started to rot and the steel frames were showing signs of rust, so the owners asked 3Gatti Architecture Studio of Rome and Shanghai to come up with a new design. Continue Reading →

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MVRDV Start Construction of Business District at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport

Posted on April 26, 2013

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Sincere Property, MVRDV and Aedas have started construction on a Central Business District at Shanghai’s mostly domestic airport Hongqiao. The 4.5ha site is located near Hongqiao Airport train station at the corner of Shenhai Express Way and Shenbin Road. The plan comprises ten office towers, an underground shopping centre, cultural program, parking and a sunken plaza which will bring a more intimate form of urban life into an area currently dominated by large boulevards and urban expressway’s. The project’s completion is planned for 2015. Continue Reading →

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Shanghai Wuzhou International Plaza by SDA & SADI

Posted on January 20, 2013

The entry ‘Urban Canyon’ by the design consortium of Synthesis Design + Architecture and Shenzhen General Architectural Design Institute (SADI) has recently been awarded first place in the invited international design competition for the enormous mixed-used development, Shanghai Wuzhou International Plaza. Continue Reading →

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Hongqiao Vantone Sunnyworld Centre Breaks Ground

Posted on September 30, 2012

The Hongqiao Vantone SunnyWorld Centre by Foster + Partners, a major new sustainable masterplan for a prominent site at the heart of the Shanghai Hongqiao CBD, has broken ground – the project forms part of a large-scale urban plan, extending from Shanghai’s main station. The dynamic new mixed-use community is centred on a new four-hectare public park and brings together highly efficient, flexible office buildings, animated at ground level by shops, restaurants and a range of new civic spaces. Continue Reading →

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‘Hydrogenase’ by Vincent Callebaut

Posted on May 12, 2010

Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut’s latest project, ‘Hydrogenase’ offers a dynamic result. It aims to create a self-sufficient organic airship. This conceptual transport system would be comprised of airships that produce biofuel from seaweed. The project draws its inspiration from nature, as well as from the qualities of its materials and its self-manufacturing processes. Continue Reading →

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UK Pavilion at Shanghai EXPO 2010 by Thomas Heatherwick

Posted on April 13, 2010

The UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai EXPO expresses British creativity and environmental engagement at the biggest event of its kind since the EXPO phenomenon began in 1851 with the Great Exhibition at London’s Crystal Palace. Since then, there have been more than 50 EXPOs – which have also been known as World’s Fairs or World Expositions – and the most spectacular have included those at Chicago in 1893 and Paris in 1900. The latter attracted 50m visitors, a record at the time, setting an early benchmark for a country’s portrayal of innovation and progress. Continue Reading →

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Finnish Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010

Posted on March 11, 2010

The Finnish pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 is called ‘Kirnu‘ (‘Giant’s Kettle’). Designed by a team from Helsinki-based architect’s office JKMM, Kirnu won first prize among 104 entries in the design competition, which was announced in May 2008The results were made public in October 2008 in Helsinki. The planning started immediately, and construction began in April 2009, with the pavilion due to be completed in December 2009. The head designer of the pavilion is architect Teemu Kurkela. Continue Reading →

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Spain Pavilion for Shanghai 2010 EXPO

Posted on October 20, 2009

The Spanish pavilion designed by Barcelonese studio Miralles Tagliabue (EMBT) will be one of the biggest pavilions during next year’s World EXPO. The space spanning 7,000 square meters will be categorized under the theme called “Habitable Constructions.”

The design was inspired by wicker baskets, a handicraft deeply rooted in both Spain and China. Continue Reading →

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