China
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MAD Architects consistently puts out the most interesting projects around and the firm's out-of-this-world Wormhole Library is no exception. The project is nearing completion and new construction photos offer a closer look at its unusual form.
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Zaha Hadid Architects has clearly made a good impression in China, as the firm has unveiled yet another in a line of major projects there. It will involve extending the existing International Exhibition Centre in Beijing with a huge new building.
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Construction work is underway on a striking new arts center by Zaha Hadid Architects. The Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is defined by a huge eye-catching angular roof canopy that's inspired by the flight patterns of migratory birds.
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Researchers have shed new light on the murky origins of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, which could eventually lead to new treatments. The team uncovered a mechanism for how toxic tangles of tau proteins leak into healthy brain cells.
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Sasaki has transformed a dilapidated airport runway in Shanghai, China, into a public park. The project retains elements of the original airport while integrating sustainable design like recycled materials and rainwater collection.
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Chinese Tesla rival Nio has unveiled its first electric sedan following several SUVs and the wild EP9 supercar. The ET7 promises supercar-level acceleration, a focus on autonomy, and a monster 621-mile range from a huge 150-kWh solid-state battery.
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Construction is underway on an ambitious new project by MAD Architects. It will involve the creation of an underground train station and the rebuilding of a historic train station building, as well as re-landscaping public park space.
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The lightning fast pace of development in Shenzhen continues with a large new project by Zaha Hadid Architects. The scheme envisions transforming a port area in the huge megacity into a new science and technology hub.
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China’s landmark lunar sampling mission has drawn to a close with the Chang’e-5 spacecraft touching down in Mongolia, bringing rocks collected from the Moon back to the Earth for the first time in decades.
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Resembling an oversized seashell among the snowy mountains of northeast China, MAD Architects' Yabuli Entrepreneurs' Congress Center showcases the firm's trademark futuristic curving style. The project, underway since 2017, is now almost complete.
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The UK's Steven Chilton Architects recently completed a new theater in Guangzhou, China, that draws inspiration from tattoo art. This is represented in a stunning bright red facade based around a traditional Chinese myth.
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A Chinese quantum computer called Jiuzhang has apparently achieved "quantum supremacy" – conducting a calculation in 200 seconds that would take a regular supercomputer a staggering 2.5 billion years to complete.