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China Merchant’s Bank Headquarters by Norman Foster


The China Merchants Bank Headquarters by British architecture studio Foster + Partners has topped out in Shenzhen. Images of the skyscraper's construction progress show the height of its structural core and facades made from steel and triangular glass panels taking shape around it. Once complete, the upper portion of the 388-meter-tall building will have a staggered shape topped with landscaped terraces. The tower achieves three stars in the Chinese ‘Assessment…

Zaishui Art Museum on a Lake, China


Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has unveiled the one-kilometre-long Zaishui Art Museum on an artificial lake in China, which features openings that let water flow over the museum floor. The 20,000-square-metre linear museum extends from one side of the lake to the other, almost covering the entire diameter of the lake. Ishigami wanted the Zaishui Art Museum to feel like it was emerging from under the lake. "The most difficult part…

One Future, A Pair of Round-Edged Skyscrapers


Architecture studio Aedas has designed a pair of round-edged, 150-metres-high skyscrapers, named One Future, in Hangzhou, China. It integrates commercial, cultural, retail and residential to accommodate the rapid urban development. According to the studio, the project is a response to increased demand for flexible live/work spaces for young entrepreneurs in the city – therefore offering tenants a choice between work or residential unit layouts. "[Young entrepreneurs] are not interested in…

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