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Architecture in China

Explore researched cultural buildings, museums and workplaces across several Chinese cities.

16 researched projects · Sources and editorial policy

The selection ranges from a small reading pavilion in Haikou to cultural centres and urban workplaces. Follow each city and project to compare the scale of the public route, the enclosure and the surrounding landscape.

These entries describe individual places and commissions, not a single national architectural style. Construction dates and material claims remain attached to their sources.

Airport hall with a branching central support and roof ribs reflected in a polished floor.

Beijing Daxing International Airport

Zaha Hadid Architects and ADP Ingénierie · Beijing, China

Low white buildings with layered, curling forms stand across a lawn beneath a blue sky.

Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre

Zaha Hadid Architects · Changsha, Hunan, China

Broad silver roof spreading above a low museum and reflected in still water.

Chengdu Science Fiction Museum

Zaha Hadid Architects · Chengdu, China

Sweeping white balconies and overhead bridges enclose an open courtyard, with curved bands of dark windows.

Galaxy Soho

Zaha Hadid Architects · Beijing, China

Triangular glazing rises beside a curving pale shell, with an exterior walkway leading between the opera house’s volumes.

Guangzhou Opera House

Zaha Hadid Architects · Guangzhou, China

Harbin Opera House

MAD Architects · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Glazed tower at sunset with a tall twisting opening visible through its center.

Leeza SOHO

Zaha Hadid Architects · Beijing, China

Upward view between tall curving towers, their pale facades patterned with rows of inset windows.

Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre

Zaha Hadid Architects · Nanjing, China

Oval stadium canopy surrounded by landscaped paths and low hills at sunset.

Quzhou Sports Park

MAD Architects · Quzhou, China

Aerial view of overlapping circular museum roofs and a spherical volume beside planted grounds.

Shanghai Astronomy Museum

Ennead Architects · Shanghai, China

Rounded pale cultural buildings rise beyond curved garden paths with high-rise towers behind.

Shenzhen Bay Culture Square

MAD Architects · Shenzhen, China

Rounded, overlapping museum volumes step back above glazed entrances and a broad paved forecourt.

Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum

Zaha Hadid Architects · Guangming District, Shenzhen, China

Broad curving metallic canopy above the glazed entrance to the theatre.

Suzhou Bay Grand Theater

Christian de Portzamparc · Suzhou, China

A low white pavilion with rounded openings reflected in a pool beneath a cloudy sky.

The Cloudscape of Haikou

MAD Architects · Haikou, China

The Mushroom

ZJJZ Atelier · Jiangxi, China

Aerial view of angular cultural buildings and their folded roofs surrounded by water.

Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Center

Zaha Hadid Architects · Zhuhai, China

Project evidence and further reading

Architect’s project account
2014–19; joint team and delivery responsibilities; five piers, central court and roof daylight.
Aalborg White — Meixihu GRC project
Changsha; Zaha Hadid Architects; GRC facade panels manufactured using P.W.52.5 white cement.
Architect’s project account
Pidu District; 2022–23; lakefront routes, central atrium, exhibitions and conference facilities.
Flowcrete — Galaxy SOHO flooring case study
Beijing office/retail complex; Mondéco Crystal epoxy terrazzo; contrasting light and dark floor bands.
LX Hausys — Guangzhou Opera House
HIMACS Alpine White interior applications; Gooday International fabrication; Guangzhou Opera House.
Sika — Harbin Opera House project reference
MAD Architects; Harbin; SG-500 CN structural glazing adhesive and IG-25 HM Plus insulating-glass secondary sealant.