Zaha Hadid Architects has been announced as the winner of the contest to design the new Hangzhou International Sports Centre. The project includes a soccer stadium and 60,000-seat training grounds,…
The cruise industry is synonymous with luxury leisure. It greatly boosts tourism and thus the global economy (Peručić, 2020). Nansha International Cruise Terminal is a project not only aimed at…
Introduction The term “silk road” was named when German geographer and historian Ferdinand von Richthofen first used it to describe the trade routes connecting China and the Far East with…
Chinese architecture is characterised by bilateral symmetry, use of enclosed open spaces, feng shui (e.g. directional hierarchies), a horizontal emphasis, and an allusion to various cosmological, mythological or in general…
Dunhuang is an ancient city in northwest China and is also a famous part of the Silk Route. Dunhuang is the first-ever trading town, the rest and prayer stop for…
Buro Ole Scheeren is an international architecture practice headed by German architect ole Scheeren, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok, New York, London, and Berlin. The projects designed by…
Designed by Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, the Shanghai Library East finally opened for the public in China in September 2022. Spanning over an area of 115,000 sq.m., the…
Tsinghua University China, founded in 1911, is situated in Haidian District in Beijing. The campus is known for its breathtaking surroundings, embraced by a canopy of trees and time-honoured architectural…
The Great Wall of China, also known as Chángchéng in Chinese, is the longest wall in the world and was constructed as a defensive structure in antiquity. It has been…
Expo 2020 From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, served as the host city for Expo 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in…
Olympia 66 is a retail building in the Xigang District of Dalian, China, designed by Aedas, which began construction in 2011. It is situated on Wusi Road, one of Dalian’s…
Smith Group, established in 1885 by Sheldon Smith along with Luckett and Farley, reflects their emergence from various regional practices involving architecture and planning and structure as an internationally reputed…