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Home of the Future, Beijing / by LAVA

Home of the Future, Beijing / by LAVA

LAVA sent us their project, the Future Home, a showcase for future living, with nature, technology and man in a new harmony. The project will start construction in late 2011 on the rooftop of a new furniture mall in Beijing,…

Chaoyangmen SOHO by Zaha Hadid

I have bookmarked this project since mid 2009 and now I have a chance to post it here – the Chaoyangmen SOHO by Zaha Hadid. I can’t see the detail of the project, but as always I just like the…

China Life Insurance R&D Center by Henn Architekten

The design of China Life Insurance R&D Center was proposed by Henn Architekten for a competition. Located in Beijing, the project adopting the Chinese traditional buildings and translates them into modern design. Consists of of a main building, a research…

Coming in 2009: CCTV Tower Beijing

Actually the structure of CCTV Tower was completed in time of the 2008 Olympics, but it will be functional by the end of 2009. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren, with Cecil Balmond as design engineer, this spectacular building…

Beijing Olympic 2008 Goes Beyond Architecture

(Photo credit: Peter Parks | AFP/Getty Images) Along with new mega buildings include Bird’s Nest stadium, Aquatic Center, and the 3 million Beijing’s futuristic new airport terminal designed by British architect Norman Foster, the government of China is also trying…

REN Building in Shanghai

Designed by Copenhagen based group of architects, BIG, the REN Building is expected to be a recognizable landmark for the 2010 World Expo in Shangai, China. As you can see in the image, the building is shaped by two buildings…