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Architecture and the Economy: Inside China’s Ghost Cities

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Sign up for key information about the 12th Annual A+Awards, set to launch this fall. In recent months, as rumors of China’s economic crisis have spread, the images that seem to interest people the most are photographs of China’s so-called “ghost cities” — urban developments that are eerily under-occupied.

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Gent Design Museum, Belgium

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Led by urban development company Sogent in collaboration with Design Museum Gent, Carmody Groarke, RE-ST and TRANS Architectuur, the project aims to sensitively restore the museum’s existing buildings, extend the original masterplan and broaden the museum’s programme of design culture and visitor outreach.

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Oikoa Massage Boutique, Zwolle

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Oikoa Massage Boutique in Zwolle, Holland – Building Information. start design: December 2020. Oikoa Massage Boutique in Zwolle, Holland – Building Information. start design: December 2020. Oikoa Massage Boutique in Zwolle, Holland – Building Information. start design: December 2020.

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Honghu Park Water Purification Station, Shenzhen

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Honghu Park Water Purification Station in Shenzhen, China – Building Information Design Team: NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) – [link] Design time: 2017.Nov-2021.Mar Mar Construction time: 2020.Oct-2021.Sep LTD LDI: China Municipal Engineering Southwest Design and Research Institute Co.,

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Grozny masterplanning competition, Chechen Republic

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DOM.RF, a Russian federal agency for mortgage services and urban development, delivers funding in support of the formidable goal. However, it is for the first time in five years that we organize an international competition for urban master planning. The Prize Pool is 20 Million Ruble.

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ZOZO Headquarters, Chiba Japan

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ZOZO Headquarters in Chiba, Japan – Building Information. Completion: December 2020. Currently, he is also the representative of NAP Consultant, NAP International, and NAP Design Works, dealing with a wide range of fields from urban development to furniture. Principal use: Office. Structure: S+RC. Photography: ZOZO.

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Common Landscape, Aedes Exhibition

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© Su Shengliang The Shanghai-based studio responds in a sensitive way to the rapid urban development in China with its work and is primarily concerned with the construction of public buildings such as kindergartens, schools, and museums. © Tian Fangfang Further information: www.aedes-arc.de Upper-Cloister in Jinshan Mountain.