The Beijing Wheel in Beijing, China

Designed by Editorial is located in Beijing, China. The Beijing Great Wheel will stand an extra 73 metres taller at 208 metres (680ft). This height was chosen to celebrate the 2008 Olympics, which opens next August. China is already holder of the “highest wheel” with an earlier effort in the southern city of Nanchang. The [...]

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Children’s Medical Centre in Chongqing region, China

Located in Chongqing region, China, Children’s Medical Centre was designed by Keppie Design have just won the contract for a new children’s hospital in the Chongqing region of central China. The new centre will be built in three phases and will include an acute hospital with more than 1000 beds and a total floor space [...]

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State Nuclear Power Planning Design and Research [SNPDRI] in Beijing, China

Designed by HZS, State Nuclear Power Planning Design and Research [SNPDRI] is located in Beijing, China, The 2008 Olympics not only provided Beijing with a catalyst for development but also a means to raise the bar for future development. Understanding this, the State Nuclear Power Planning Design & Research [SNPDRI] asked for an office complex [...]

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Beijing Airport in Beijing, China

Located in Beijing, China, Beijing Airport was designed by Foster and Partners, massive terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International airport opens today. This is 21st century China; Gateway to Beijing and its hugely important 2008 Olympics. The opening of the state-of-the- art terminal is China’s first step onto the world centre stage, reinforcing its new [...]

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China Central Place in Beijing, China

The 7 million ft² mixed use complex is part of a large integrated real estate development that includes apartments, an upscale mall and the Ritz Carlton. Designed by the international architecture firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), the China Central Place that also known as the Hua Mao Center is located in Beijing’s central [...]

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