Architecural update
February 9, 2012, by CH StaffCouple of interesting builds have popped up on the CH radar, both via Dezeen.com. First up is a church on Luofu Mountain in Huizhou by O Studio Architects, or Church of Seed. No, it's nothing to do with Heatherwick's Seed Cathedral of the 2010 Shanghai Expo; instead it's formed of three curved walls that curl around the interior, it's apparently reminiscent of a seed.
Made from stark concrete with long vertical ridges on inside surfaces from the original bamboo formwork, our favorite part is the roof top viewing platform overlooking the surrounding forests. It's pretty austere, but that makes for some pretty incredible interiors, the only adornment to speak of being a giant cut out cross flooding the space with some welcome sunlight.
This next one isn't a church but to our eyes at least could be – instead it's a very pointy pavilion in Tianjin by Singapore studio Ministry of Design. That vivid orange cladding is corten – a steel alloy that forms a completely stable rust-like finish after several years. Underneath that, glazed windows and doors open up onto a showroom and offices for property development firm Vanke.
It's pretty cool and depending on the angle looks kind of reminiscent of a ship, or else Nike's iconic tick. More on that here.
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Date for your diary: Shanghai Portfolio Night
Attention job seekers, networkers and anyone involved in the advertising industry: Ogilvy & Mather China will host ihaveanidea's annual Portfolio Night as part of a series of global events all taking place on May 23. Read on
Few bits and pieces on the blogs this week, including a gem of a proposal from Shanghai-based practice 3Gatti for a 'Shelf Hotel'. First up, though, is Beijing-based META-Project's exhibit centre in Huludao, Liaoning Province. Read on
MAD Launch 2012 Travel Fellowship
Here's some good news for Chinese architecture students – Beijing-based MAD have launched their 2012 Travel Scholarship, providing young talents from the mainland the opportunity to travel to a foreign city or area of their choosing for... Read on
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