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- Chengdu Tianfu New Town Landscape blends tradition and modern living Sat, 20 Feb 21, 6:30amInternational design firm MLA+ has unveiled designs for Chengdu Tianfu New Town Landscape, a proposal for a vibrant landscape corridor, as part of an international design competition hosted by the southwestern Chinese city...
- MVRDV unveils sustainable Chengdu Sky Valley masterplan Wed, 25 Nov 20, 3:30amMVRDV has revealed designs for Chengdu Sky Valley, a competition entry for the Future Science and Technology City, which is a planned district on the outskirts of Chengdu, China...
- ODA designs an urban experiment masterplan for Chengdu Wed, 29 Apr 20, 3:30amOn the invitation of the Chengdu government, New York-based architecture firm ODA has created a visionary new masterplan for the southwestern Chinese city...
- Sasaki weaves an ecological landscape into Tianfu Vanke City Sat, 4 Apr 20, 1:30amSasaki Associates has recently completed the first phase for its landscape design of Tianfu Vanke City, a new 173-hectare community near the Western Chinese city of Chengdu...
- Floating prefab architecture addresses climate change on Chengdus Jincheng Lake Tue, 27 Nov 18, 6:30amNigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi of the firm NLÉ Architects recently unveiled his third iteration on the award-winning Makoko Floating School, a prefabricated building system aimed at addressing “the challenges and opportunities...
- Sasaki designs Chengdu Panda Reserve to protect the giant panda Thu, 1 Nov 18, 3:30amThoughtful urban development and wildlife conservation go hand-in-hand in Sasaki’s winning proposal for the Chengdu Panda Reserve, a series of three sites spanning 69 square kilometers in the western Chinese city also known...
- World’s largest candy carpet made from 13 tonnes of sweets pops up in Chengdu, China Tue, 27 Jan 15, 4:50amWhat's sweet, colorful, and covered with adorable panda patterns? Why, it's the world's largest—and sweetest—candy carpet! Made from a staggering 13 tonnes of colorful candy pieces, the nearly 14,000-square-foot “Sweet...
- World’s largest candy carpet is made from 13 tonnes of sweets in Chengdu Tue, 27 Jan 15, 2:30amWhat's sweet, colorful, and covered with adorable panda patterns? Why, it's the world's largest—and sweetest—candy carpet! Made from a staggering 13 tonnes of colorful candy pieces, the nearly 14,000-square-foot “Sweet...
- The Crystal-Like Greenland Tower Breaks Ground in Chengdu, China Wed, 26 Nov 14, 5:00pmLocated in the center of Chengdu’s booming Dongcun district, the design was inspired by the unique ice mountain topography around Chengdu, which symbolizes the city’s growth and promising future...
- Benoy Unveils Designs for Park-Centered Mixed-Use Development in the Heart of Chengdu Thu, 6 Nov 14, 7:00pmThe Greenland GIC mixed-use masterplan design includes five residential towers, three commercial towers, serviced apartments, hotel, retail podium, and outdoor pedestrian shopping street...
- The World’s Largest Building Opens in China, Complete with Fake Mediterranean Village and Indoor Beach Tue, 16 Jul 13, 1:25amThe New Century Global Center is located in Chengdu, which is the capital of the Sichuan province in southwestern China. The building, which opened this week, will play host to a wide range of business offices, hotels, theaters,...
- The World’s Largest Building Opens in China, Complete With Fake Mediterranean Village Tue, 2 Jul 13, 4:30amChina is good at creating big things - from wind farms and rubber ducks to gigantic batteries. The latest super-sized project to spring up in the nation is the largest free standing building in the world - the New Century...
- Höweler + Yoon Architecture’s Sky Courts is a Sustainable Development in China Made of Bricks and Cor-Ten Steel Fri, 9 Nov 12, 2:31amRead the rest of Höweler + Yoon Architecture’s Sky Courts is a Sustainable Development in China Made of Bricks and Cor-Ten Steel Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: boston, brick, Chengdu, china,...
- Great City: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Unveil Plans For China’s First Self-Sufficient, Carless City Thu, 25 Oct 12, 4:00pmRead the rest of Great City: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Unveil Plans For China’s First Self-Sufficient, Carless City Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Architecture,...
- Kengo Kuma’s Xinjin Zhi Museum Has a Pretty and Practical Perforated Facade Tue, 27 Mar 12, 2:19amRead the rest of Kengo Kuma’s Xinjin Zhi Museum Has a Pretty and Practical Perforated Facade Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Chengdu, china, Daylighting, eco design,...