Dezeen has announced the architecture shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards China, which includes buildings by Vector Architects, Snøhetta, Lacime Architects and Line+ Studio.
The 43 shortlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in eight different architecture project categories, are by studios located across 30 different provinces and cities in China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Shenzhen.
Shortlisted projects include an energy-efficient house with a skin of solar panels in Shenzhen and an arts centre with fair-faced concrete finishes in Lishui.
Amongst this year’s landscape and urban project shortlist are two pedestrian bridges that provide new resting public spaces and landmarks to the villages.
The shortlist also includes a tunnel that features a wooden structure covered in dark-coloured rock slabs in Shaoxing and a steel pavilion designed as a sound installation in Quzhou.
Dezeen Awards China 2024 shortlists revealed this week
Dezeen Awards China 2024, in partnership with Bentley, will reveal all shortlisted projects this week. The interiors shortlist will be published tomorrow, followed by the design shortlist on Wednesday and the China Designers of the Year shortlist on Thursday.
The shortlisted projects were scored by our architecture jury which included architects Sou Fujimoto, Amanda Levete, Doreen Heng Liu, Li Hu and Huang Wenjing, and architectural theorist and critic Xiangning Li.
All shortlisted architecture projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website, where you can find an image and more information about the project.
The winner of each project category will be announced live at our annual Dezeen Awards China party in December in Shanghai, with the eight winners vying for the prestigious title of Chinese architecture project of the year. This year’s party will be hosted at Shanghai’s historical site of Zhang Yuan, with special thanks to our hotel partner the Middle House.
Read on for the full architecture shortlist:
Residential project
› Courtyard Under Longan Trees, Quanzhou, Fujian, by Spacework Architects
› House T, Taiwan, by OUJ
› Mini South Villa, Shanghai, by Displacement architecture design
› Positive Energy House, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by People’s Architecture
› Village Collective Housing, Baoshan, Yunnan, by No 10 architects
Browse all projects on the residential project shortlist page.
Workplace project
› Chang’an International Flower Industry Park, Nantong, Haining, Zhejiang, by Sens Architects
› National Heavy Vehicle Engineering Technology Research Centre, Jinan, Shandong, by CCDI International (Shenzhen) Design Consultants
› Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Headquarters (T33 Full-Time Centre), Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Aedas
› The Office in the Gaps of Urban Villages, Guangzhou, Guangdong, by LLC Studio
› 39 King’s Road, Hong Kong, by Beau Architects
Browse all projects on the workplace project shortlist page.
Civic project
› Atour Town Public Restroom, Qingdao, Shandong, by GN Architects
› Beijing City Library, Beijing, by Snøhetta
› Liyuan Foreign Language Primary School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Vector Architects
› Qiaochengbei Park Visitor Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Atelier Xi
› Shenzhen Energy Ring, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
› Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library, Quzhou, Zhejiang, by HCCH Studio
Browse all projects on the civic project shortlist page.
Cultural project
› All Creations Mobile Art Museum by Youcishan, Beijing, by NOA Studio
› New Science and Technology Museum of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan, by Atelier L+ and Tongji Architectural Design
› Paper Space, Xi’an, Shanxi, by Immediacy Design and Research Office
› Shannan Beehive Observation Cabin, Shannan, Xizang, by OMNO Lab
› The Breeze Hall, Shanghai, by Shisuo Design Office
› Zhejiang Lishui Guyanhuaxiang Art Centre, Lishui, Zhejiang, by Line+ Studio
Browse all projects on the cultural project shortlist page.
Landscape and urban project
› Bridge of Nine Terraces, Nanjing, Jiangsu, by Scenic Architecture Office
› FW JI – The Covered Bridge on Aqueduct, Huangshan, Anhui, by IARA
› Kangbash Fitness Trail – Landscape Slope Protection, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, by Daikisha Architecture and Environment
› Listening-to-the-rain Stop, Quzhou, Zhejiang, by Swoop Studio
› Woven Passage to Cloudy Peaks, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, by Line+ Studio
Browse all projects on the landscape and urban project shortlist page.
Rebirth project
› Courtyard 35, Beijing, by WAY Studio
› Cotton Park, Changzhou, Jiangsu, by Aim Architecture
› H2O Space, Quzhou, Zhejiang, by Zsland Architects
› Nanyang Old Town Public Space Renewal, Ningde, Fujian, by YFS
› Staircase Space – Old Factory Space, New Book Cafe, Kunming, Yunnan, by Suzao Architects
› Canal Hub 1958, Wuxi, Jiangsu, by Shenzhen Huahui Design
Browse all projects on the rebirth project shortlist page.
Mixed-use project
› Chengdu Park City Education Practice Base, Chengdu, Sichuan, by Sichuan Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute
› Flying Carpet, Qingdao, Shandong, by GN Architects
› Full Chestnut Terrace, Beijing, by Wonder Architects
› Hangzhou One Future, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, by Aedas
› Twelve Tents Beyond Clouds, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, by Line+ Studio
Browse all projects on the mixed-use project shortlist page.
Hospitality project
› Chaos is a Ladder, Beijing, by DL Atelier
› Guangzhou Ji Yun Yao Resort, Guangzhou, Guangdong, by Line+ Studio
› Jingyang Camphor Court, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, by Vector Architecture
› Jian Hotel – The Revival of Historical Textile Heritage in Huzhou, Huzhou, Zhejiang, by Office Canopy of Architecture
› Renovation of Jiuzhaigou Ritz-Carlton Reserve Rissai Valley, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, by Lacime Architects
Browse all projects on the hospitality project shortlist page.
Dezeen Awards China 2024 in partnership with Bentley
Dezeen Awards China is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across China. The second edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.
