Both a museum and a cultural center, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art holds exhibit spaces and a curatorial complex of the highest standard in addition to a library, and multiple communal and educational spaces. Purpose-built to showcase a world-renowned art collection, the museum also functions as an iconic cultural destination and as a place for the community. The primary materials – concrete, timber, and fieldstone – are sourced from the region. …
Deep Blue is not only a pure office space but also an open, inclusive and diversified cultural place, which bears multiple possibilities such as social interaction, entertainment, life, and learning. The project site is relatively square, with a quiet river on the west side and office buildings of different types and heights on three sides. Deep Blue is designed by GLA Design Group, based in China. To make the…
The architecture firm MAD Architects, based in China, has presented the design of its first project in South America, the mixed-use "Qondesa" tower in Quito, Ecuador, which will soon become the tallest building in the city. MAD aspires to offer a design solution for integrating nature into high-density living with a vision of an ecological future. Inspired by its natural backdrop, MAD seeks to connect residents to the beauty of nature…
The design for Phase I of Qinhuangdao Golden Dream Bay utilizes a series of units arranged in a stepped pattern, which results in a porous structure. The complex consists of a series of individual 15-story slab buildings that connect and stack vertically, in two tiers, rising to 30 stories. At level 15, between the tiers, a community thoroughfare links the building blocks and allows residents to traverse the entire complex surrounded by greenery and city…
The new 18,000 m2 MÉCA Cultural Center, creates a frame for the celebration of contemporary art, film, and performances. MÉCA, brings together three regional arts agencies – FRAC for contemporary art, ALCA for cinema, literature, and audiovisuals, and OARA for performing arts – into a loop. A series of steps and ramps lead the public directly into the 1,100 m2 outdoor urban room at the core of MÉCA. A permanent bronze sculpture depicting a half-head…