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Perkins+Will create science hub to anchor Suzhou culture district
by Tom Anstey | 15 Jan 2018
A science museum in Suzhou, China, is to act as the centrepiece of a new cultural district in the city, with the design celebrating nature while highlighting the role of industrial development. Taking inspiration from its surroundings, the 600,000sq ft (56,000sq m) Suzhou Science & Technology Museum is inspired by the Chinese expression of "shan sui", which means “union of mountain and lake”. Forming an infinity loop, the Perkins+Will-designed building
Kengo Kuma reveals design for wing-like tourist centre for China’s Yangcheng Lake
by Kim Megson | 27 Mar 2017
The architecture studio of Kengo Kuma have revealed their design plans for a textured tourist centre on the banks of Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, China. The Yangcheng Lake Travel Distribution Center, which will double as a depot for the lake’s fleet of boats, is currently under construction and will be completed by the end of 2017. The 7,760sq m (83,500sq ft) structure will include two overlapping wing-like triangular roofs formed
Vast urban park planned to reflect majesty of Suzhou's Lion Mountain
by Kim Megson | 11 Oct 2016
Landscape architecture studio TLS will design a 74 acre urban park in the centre of Suzhou, China after winning an international design competition for the high-profile project. The park will be designed around the existing Lion Mountain – named due to the lion-shaped geological formation at its peak – and a newly-created lake. The site is currently home to a run-down amusement park and small pond – described as “less
Architects Tsao & McKown design vast wellness resort for China
by Kim Megson | 22 Apr 2016
Architecture practice Tsao & McKown are designing a 189,000sq m (2m sq ft) luxury wellness retreat along Yangcheng Lake outside of Suzhou, China, due to open in Q3 2016. The project is being built through Octave – a development company owned by studio co-founder Calvin Tsao that is dedicated to creating wellness communities. The retreat, called Sangha, will be comprised of residences, hotels and learning spaces. A 69-guestroom hotel offers
Building work begins on SIP Sports Centre in Suzhou, China
by Tom Walker | 14 Oct 2015
Building work has begun on a multi-functional sports complex in the Chinese city of Sizhou, west of Shanghai. Designed by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners, the SIP Sports Park will include three national-standard venues – a 45,000-seat stadium, an indoor pool with 3,000 seats and a 15,000-seat indoor arena. The sports venues will be surrounded by residential quarters, a hotel and a leisure district offering community sports facilities and
BDP secures two new projects in Suzhou
by Pete Hayman | 08 Sep 2011
Manchester-based Building Design Partnership (BDP) has revealed that it has secured two new projects in Suzhou, China - including a major new sport-themed park at Yinshan Lake. Suzhou Yinshan Lake Sports Centre will provide a 4,600sq m (49,514sq ft) leisure complex based around an indoor sports hall on a site that has already undergone landscaping work. Meanwhile, Suzhou Dushu Lake Masterplan will lead to a mixed-use development on a key
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