Tag Jonathan Leijonhufvud

20-07-2022

OPEN Architecture: Pinghe Bibliotheater in Shanghai

As part of the plan for Shanghai’s new Pinghe school district, OPEN Architecture built the Bibliotheater, combining books with the performing arts: a landmark that looks “a bit like a blue whale and a bit like a transatlantic liner” connecting the school with the community.

11-11-2020

OPEN Architecture: Pingshan Performing Arts Center

Located to the northeast of Shenzhen, Pingshan formed a new district measuring 168 square kilometres in 2009 and had no theatre until 2019, when the Pingshan Performing Arts Center opened in a building designed by Chinese studio OPEN Architecture after winning the design competition.

02-11-2020

Powerhouse Company designs Loop of Wisdom, a new iconic project for Chengdu

The Powerhouse Company architecture studio has designed a technology museum and reception centre for a new neighbourhood in Chengdu, the old Chinese city and capital of the Sichuan province. The project immediately became an important point of reference, especially for the iconic structure enclosing the area, a circular trail in the shape of a long red ribbon that follows the natural hills characterising the location, inviting people to explore it.