Situated on the southern tip of Hainan Island, China’s most southerly province with its tropical forests, mountain parks and white sand beaches welcoming over 80 million tourists each year, Sanya has grown to a city of over a million residents.
Project name
Sanya Cultural District
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Sanya City, China
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
ZHA Competition Team: Shajay Bhooshan, Joshua Anderson, Vishu Bhooshan, Daniel Boran, Chun-Yen Chen, Hung-Da Chien, Nils Fischer, Matthew Gabe, Charles Harris, Jinqi Huang, Yen-Fen Huang, Ivan Hewitt, Jakub Klaska, Hannah Kopeliovitch Simmons, Henry Louth, Sonia Magdziarz, Patrik Schumacher, Svenja Siever, Tul Srisompun, Yaobin Wang, Yutong Xia, Simon Yu, Lei Zheng, Han Hsun Hsieh
Visualization
Brick Visual, Negativ, Plomp. Animation by Atchain
Client
People’s Government of Sanya City
Typology
Cultural Architecture
Winners of Inspireli Awards. 2023 announced! The Inspireli Awards, the largest student competition in the field of architecture, has once again set the stage for global talent to shine. The 8th edition of this prestigious competition announced its winners!
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Mariana Vahalova
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Inspireli Awards
Atlas Concorde presents the new Marvel Meraviglia collection and collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects at Cersaie 2023.
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Zaha Hadid Architects
Barratt London and the recently launched Barratt London MENA office, led by UAE-based Hardington Residential, have welcomed more than 100 VIP guests to a dedicated Middle Eastern sales event, hosted at The Carlton Tower Jumeirah Hotel in London last month
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Barratt London
One of two new hotels to open within Phase Two of the Studio City Resort by Zaha Hadid Architects, the W Macau incorporates 557 hotel rooms and suites over 40 floors together with cafés, restaurants, pool, spa, gym and recording studio for guests.
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Zaha Hadid Architects
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Virgile Simon Bertrand
The GHAC x Jaguar Event took place this past week at SAOTA and ARRCC’s Beyond Villa. #GiveHerACrown is a remarkable cause dedicated to using storytelling and the arts as powerful tools in the fight against gender inequality and to promote female empowerment.
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Adam Letch, Stephen Segal
The Architecture & Design Community is thrilled to announce the winners of the prestigious International Architecture & Design Awards 2023. This year’s competition attracted an unprecedented number of entries from across the globe, showcasing excellence in innovation, sustainability, design, and craftsmanship.
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The Architecture & Design Community
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GOLD WINNER, K-kameljón, Studio: Vurrle studio ( older name MN Interior design ), France
Leading Japanese architectural, engineering, and urban design firm Nikken Sekkei, one of the world’s largest practices, is showcasing some of its innovative projects at Cityscape Global, which takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 10-13 September 2023.
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Tadawul Tower