The ZGC Forum is an international conference focused on innovation and technology held annually in the Zhongguancun area of Beijing's Haidian District. This area, blends nature and history with modernity and technological advancements. It's near historical landmarks like Yuquan Mountain, the Summer Palace, and Yuanmingyuan Garden, alongside prestig...
Project name
ZGC International Innovation Center
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
Arch Exist, CreatAR Images, Zhu Yumeng, ChillShine
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Zhou Rui, Zhuang Fan, Hu Jing-Chang, Liu Yiqing, Xue Yawen, Yang Xuebing, Edgar Navarrete, Zheng Chengwen, Wang Shuobin, Wu Qiaoling, Alan Rodriguez Carrillo
Collaborators
Associate Partners in Charge: Fu Changrui, Kin Li - Executive Architect: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. The First Architectural Design Institute - Curtain Wall Consultant: Inhabit (Beijing) Ltd. - Floodlighting Consultant: TORYO International Lighting Design (Beijing) Center Co., Ltd. - Signage Consultant: To Three Design - Acoustic and Video Consultant: Radio, Film and Television Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Built area
64,998 m² (Above ground: 20,000 m², Underground: 44,998 m²)
Interior design
MAD Architects, Beijing BIAD Decoration Engineering& Design Co., Ltd.
Landscape
MAD Architects, Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Beijing TaiFu GuangDa Lighting Design Inc.
Client
Zhongjie (Beijing) Development and Construction Co., Ltd.
Typology
Office Building › Conference Center
The project is located in Chancheng District, Foshan with a total site area of 7,865 square metres. From the general layout, these are two parcels of land. The design goal is to build two new buildings with different functional requirements, that is a BMW Green Star BEACON project and LEED BD+C gold certification, human-centred multifunctional show...
Project name
BMW Foshan Baochuang Center
Architecture firm
ARCHIHOPE Ltd.
Location
Jihua West Road, Chancheng, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Principal architect
Hihope Zhu
Design team
Jane Fang, Xu Chang, He Mengjun
Interior design
Shenzhen SIAD CO., LTD.
Completion year
March 30, 2024
Material
Aluminum plate, perforated aluminum plate, Low-E Hollow Glass, metal mesh, lattice screen, etc.
Typology
Commercial › Showroom
The Emerald Screen Pergola is an important architectural feature in classical Chinese gardens. It is typically constructed from bamboo or wood, forming roofless corridors, pavilions, and walls. Climbing plants are then grown to eventually cover the walls and roofs. This design not only creates a visual focus that integrates nature with space but al...
Project name
Emerald Screen Pergola
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Bogong Island, Wuxi, China
Photography
CreatAR lmages
Principal architect
YU Ting
Landscape Architecture
Wutopia Lab
Design team
FANG Xiaobin, AN Yingjie
Collaborators
Project Architect: MU Zhilin; Construction Drawing Design Team: CAI Zhongming, SHI Wei; Plant Design Team: SHAO Jie, LI Feiran, ZHANG Licheng; Construction Drawing Design Firm: Wuxi Culture and Tourism Construction Development Co., Ltd; LTDChief Planner of W'ECO Design Festival: HOU Zhengguang, SUN Qun, XU Yun; W'ECO Design Festival Planning Firm: Beijing Keyi Cultural & Creative Enterprise Management Co., Ltd; Lighting: Chloe ZHANG; Featured Models: DAI Ruoyu, FANG Xiaobin
Contractor
Wuxi Taihu Mingzhu Ecological Restoration Co., Ltd
Material
Steel, Net, Climbing Plants
Client
Wuxi Cultural Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd
It's a building renovation project. In an old traditional neighborhood, the base is located on the south shore of Jinan DaMing Lake. The building has been transformed from offices and a hotel into an artistic and cultural complex, opening up to the city with a simple and distinctive personality, reuniting the natural landscape of lake and the lakes...
Project name
Daminghu 100 Culture & Arts Center
Location
Minghu Road, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China
Principal architect
Tao Lei
Design team
Tao Lei, Chen Zhen, Zhou Yumuling, Duan Zhenqiang, Li Gen, Xu Lili, Shi Tong, Sun Lang, Dai Yunyi, Li Jiming Interns: Meng Xiangrui, Liu Zishen, Man Renfang
Collaborators
China Building Technique Group Co.,Ltd.
Client
Shandong Lucion Investment Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Central Academy of Fine Arts
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Arts Center
The elementary school consists of eight volumes that house the regular and special classrooms. These volumes are divided into four levels and arranged in a zigzag pattern. To connect the classrooms across the corridors, twelve bridges are suspended at various angles between the facing volumes.
Project name
ZIGZAG in Tianjin
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
Misae Hiromatsu
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Client
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited
Typology
Educational Architecture › Elementary school
The Guangming International Equestrian Center is in the Guangming Subdistrict of Guangming District, Shenzhen. It serves as the main venue for dressage and show jumping events of the 15th National Games and is the only newly constructed venue for the Shenzhen section of the games.
Project name
Shenzhen Guangming International Equestrian Center
Architecture firm
Tanghua Architects, Shenzhen Machinery Institute Architectural Design
Location
Guangming Subdistrict of Guangming District, Shenzhen, China
Principal architect
Tang Hua, Wang Qian, Sun Yue, Liu Mengchao
Design team
Zhu Chuang, Zhang Qiulong, Xu Senmao, Deng Fang, Huang Zhenji, Hou Wei, Wu Yurui, Peng Jian, Tang Mengchan, Zhang Xiang, Zhao Yuli, Zhao Naiyu, Ding Jinqing, Lin Wenchao, Jiang Danling, Tang Pingyang, Zhang Wei, Wang Zihu, Liang Hengsheng, Pan Jinle, Li Minjin, Qiao Qian, Zhuang Yinlin, Zhao Leiyu, Ding Tianyi, Wei Tianli, Lian Haiyan, Xie Qiang'an, He Chuanhao, Chang Tingting
Built area
690,000 m² (Statistics based on the competition design and the final numbers are subject to change due to design modifications.)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Sports Venue, Equestrian Center
Led by Aedas Executive Director Leon Liang, the team joined hands with China Railway Siyuan and Design Group Co., Ltd, and with Shenzhen Geotechnical Investigation & Surveying Institute (Group) Co. Ltd. to create a dynamic TOD above Luohu North Station.
Project name
Shenzhen Luohu North High-Speed Railway Station TOD
Principal architect
Leon Liang, Executive Director
Collaborators
Leading Party of Consortium and Construction Drawing Design Institute: China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. Geotechnical Investigation Institute: Shenzhen Geotechnical Investigation & Surveying Institute (Group) Co. Ltd.
Client
Key Area Development Center of Luoho District, Shenzhen
Typology
Transportation › Train Station
The Hainan Science Museum, designed by Ma Yansong / MAD Architects, is steadily advancing through its construction phases. The project, which began its design phase in 2020, broke ground in November 2021 and reached the completion of its main structure in June 2023.
Project name
Hainan Science Museum
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Wang Yiding, Dayie Wu, Yin Jianfeng, Sun Feifei, Reem Mosleh, Pan Siyi, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Anri Gyuloyan, Chen Yi Wen, Rozita Kashirtseva, Wu Qiaoling, Zheng Chengwen, Feng Yingying, Zhu Yuhao, Edgar Navarrete, Yang Xuebing
Collaborators
Associate Partners: Fu Changrui, Kin Li, Tiffany Dahlen. Signage Consultant: CCDI. Exhibition Project Management: Haikou Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Executive Architect: CCDI. Facade Consultant: RFR Shanghai Consultant: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
Interior design
MAD Architects, CCDI
Built area
Building Area: 46,528 m²; Above Ground: 27,782 m²; Underground: 18,746 m²
Lighting
Ning Field Lighting Design Corp., Ltd.
Construction
China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd
Client
Haikou Association for Science and Technology
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Cultural › Museum
