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China Architecture Designs – chronological list

27 February 2026
Red Box, Hongshan high-tech factory, 16th block, Gulou district
Architect: Mix Architecture

photo © Arch-Exist

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22 August 2023
Qinhuai New River Bridge, Nanjing
Architecture: ATAH Architecture Office

image : ATAH Architecture Office
From October 2022 to April 2023, Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources, Yuhuatai District People’s Government and Nanjing Yuhua New City Development Co ran a competition for the Qinhuai New River Bridge. The Designs in the middle of Nanjing’s Yuhuatai District, is an important link between the north and the south.

6 July 2023
Nanjing Combat Machinery Factory, Jiangsu, Hongshan high-tech factory, Gulou district
Architects: Mix Architecture

photo © Arch-Exist
Mix Architecture unveils Nanjing Combat Machinery Factory, located on the west side of Hongshan, in the northern part of the city, near the Nanjing Railway Station. With the expansion of the city and industrial development, the production department moved out, which left the factory idle.

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We feature the best new Nanjing buildings on e-architect below, in chronological order:

1 Dec 2022
Zhiwai Office, Nanjing Building
Architects: DSArchstudios

photo : STUDIO TEN / Tan Xiao

15 Aug 2022
Oasis Towers, Nanjing
Architects: MVRDV

renders © Atchain
A green haven among skyscrapers: MVRDV wins competition to design nature-inspired Oasis Towers in Nanjing The Chinese metropolis of Nanjing is growing rapidly. To enable this growth, in 2015 the government formed the Jiangbei New Area, expanding Nanjing to the west across the Yangtze River.

20 June 2022
OCT Exhibition Center
Design: Lacime Architects

photo : Liangshan
The project site is located on the east side of Baota Road in Lishui District, Nanjing city, and on the north bank of Yigan River (one of the headwaters of Qinhuai River), enjoying excellent surrounding natural environment. The whole surrounding area will be planned as a characteristic cultural travel center of Nanjing.

27 May 2022
Taste Jiangnan Restaurant Nanjing, 50th floor of Golden Eagle International Hotel, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Architects: LDH Design

photo : Lu Haha

22 Mar 2022
Dexing Lou, Nanjing Tulou Renovation
Architects: Office ZHU

photo : Office ZHU
Nanjing county in southeastern China is known for its hakka tulou complex, which was inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 2008. In 2021, the competition committee of Nanjing county selected 10 old tulou structures, with varying forms, to be renewed. office ZHU has designed the renovation of a three storey tulou called Dexing Lou.

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22 Sep 2021
Suning Zhongshan Golf Resort
Architects: CCD

photo : CCD
Nanjing, also known as “Jinling”, used to be the capital of six dynasties in ancient China. Every lane, brick or tile here may carry the marks of the past royal palace and indicate the city’s profound history and culture.

25 Oct 2021
KUROGI at Suning Zhongshan Golf Resort
Architects: CCD

photo : Wang Ting © CCD
The Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant KUROGI, known as the hardest restaurant in Tokyo to make a reservation, opened a new premise in Suning Zhongshan Golf Resort, Nanjing. Designed by CDD, the restaurant provides a divine, Zen-like dining environment.

13 Sep 2021
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Zhongshan Road, Gulou District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, China
Architects: Lemanarc SA

image courtesy of architects office
Nanjing is both a historic ancient capital of the Six Dynasties as well as a noisy and busy modern city. As one of the most popular cities in the world, Nanjing, like other cities, faces its own needs and problems.

6 Sep 2021
Nanjing Public Medical Center Building, 1 Kangfu Road, Tangshan St, Jiangning District, Nanjing City
Design: Lemanarc SA, Architects

image courtesy of architecture office

11 August 2021
Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport mixed use development
Design: 10 Design

image courtesy of architects office
International architecture practice, 10 Design, has released new plans for one of the largest transport-oriented retail destinations and most complex developments in Nanjing. In 2020, 10 Design won an international design competition to transform developer China Fortune’s 243,768sqm site into a contemporary mixed-use project.

1 Jul 2021
Grand Central Park Masterplan Nanjing
Design: KCAP

image © Frontop
KCAP, in cooperation with a multidisciplinary team, has won the competition for a new comprehensive masterplan for two previously separated parks in Nanjing: Zijin Mountain and Xuanwu Lake.

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29 Oct 2020
Radisson Collection Resort, Nanjing
Design: LWK + PARTNERS

image courtesy of architects firm
Interior spaces are a medium of cultural inheritance. The interiors of Radisson Collection Resort Nanjing, fuse modern hospitality with fine Chinese artisanship through a contemporary depiction of the famous local weaving tradition called Yunjin (meaning ‘cloud brocade’).

21 June 2020
White Square, G54 exhibition center, Nanjing
Design: MINGGU DESIGN

photograph : Xia Zhi

3 Jun 2020
Pukou Community Centre
Design: BAU Brearley Architects + Urbanists

photograph : Shu He

25 Mar 2020
JinLin Royal Park in Nanjing City

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16 Sep 2019
Byton Office in Nanjing

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14 Dec 2018
Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center Building
Design: MAD Architects

image : CreatAR Images, MAD Architects
The mixed-use development has an overall building area of approximately 560,000 sqm, comprised of commercial, hotel, office, and residential programs.

4 Dec 2018
2nd Nanjing Youth Olympic Games International Convention Center
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects

photography ® Hufton+Crow

19 Jun 2018
Futureland Puye Experience Centre and Show Office
Design: HASSELL, Architects

image courtesy of architects

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21 Apr 2017
Purified Residence
Design: Wei Yi International Design Associates

photograph : JMS
In this project, white is the most important memory factor. This simple factor is placed into the space through using many different blocks and it shapes functional spaces of every floor, creating a clear, cozy and refined atmosphere appropriately.

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19 Aug 2016
2nd Nanjing Youth Olympic Games International Convention Center, Jiangsu
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects

photograph : He Shu
Nanjing Youth Olympic Games International Convention Center is the 2014 Youth Olympic Game’s reception center. Both architectural and interior design was done by the “master of deconstruction”, Zaha Hadid, who has opened the door of time with her unique architectural expressions.

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Nanjing Financial City II Masterplan
Design: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp)

View of plaza with sunken garden © Gärtner Christ

29 Jan 2016
Nanjing South Station Train Station Building Hubs
Design: Chen Wu

photograph : BIAD

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18 Apr 2014
Vanke New City Center Nanjing

14 Feb 2014
La Vita Nanjing, Chinese Development

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5 Feb 2013
Nanjing Road Mixed Use Area – Qingdao Building

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6 Oct 2011
Nanjing Tower Buildings
Architects: von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), Germany

image from von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp)
Following their success in winning first prize in an international competition, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have been commissioned to realize a tower block complex of ten buildings in the city.