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YeouiNaru Ferry Terminal Proposal by Preliminary Research Office

2018-01-12T14:45:00-05:00

Preliminary Research Office, headed by Yaohua Wang, Dingliang Yang and Chloe Natanél Brunner, has shared their proposal for the YeouiNaru Ferry Terminal. The proposed Ferry Terminal is situated upon Seoul’s Han River and is surrounded by both natural and urban landscapes. The project uses playful graphic and perspectival looseness to foster endless elevations and gradual sense of proximity and approach.

Rendering (Image: Preliminary Research Office)

PRO's proposes looks for walkways to connect each platform into the surrounding park and the Han River promenade. The promenade itself steps down upon intersection with the terminal, maintaining continuous circulation along the waterfront.

Rendering (Image: Preliminary Research Office)

At the center of the structure, PRO designs the intersection of two lar...

Yaohua Wang wins 2014 Harvard GSD thesis prize with “Salvaged Stadium”

2014-11-18T20:58:00-05:00

Recent Harvard Graduate School of Design graduate Yaohua Wang finished his M.Arch program on a high note by winning the 2014 James Templeton Kelley Prize for Best M.Arch II Thesis for his project, "Salvaged Stadium". Although Wang doesn't win an award every single time for his projects, his intricate ideas have spurred some debate in the past.

Salvaged Stadium explores the notion of finding architecture's "hidden dimension". In the introduction, Yaohua Wang writes:

"Let’s begin with a joke. A man went into a restaurant, and he asked the waitress; 'Can I have a coffee without milk, please.' The waitress answers: 'Sorry we don’t have milk today, can I give you a coffee without cream.' For me, this is a very interesting moment. It reveals that what you don’t get is also defining what you get, the hidden dimension behind the appearance. How could architecture gain this hidden dimension, beyond the physical form?"

Learn more about Salvaged Stadium on Bustler. You can also watch the animated story below.

Wutai Mountain Viewing Tower VII by Yaohua Wang Architecture

2013-07-09T16:22:00-04:00

LA-based architect Yaohua Wang - whose previous project submissions managed to polarize the audience like no one else - has sent us his latest project, a design proposal for a viewing tower at Wutai Mountain in China.

Previously featured Yaohua Wang works:

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Amsterdam Iconic Pedestrian Bridge Entry by Yaohua Wang Architecture

2012-04-03T12:59:00-04:00

In our last post, we published the winning designs of the [AC-CA]-hosted Amsterdam Iconic Pedestrian Bridge competition. Here's another proposal that didn't quite make the cut with the jurors, but we are happy to publish it. The author is Yaohua Wang, who – in past articles – managed to polarize the opinions like nobody else.

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Taiyuan Theater IV by Yaohua Wang Architecture

2012-02-03T15:03:00-05:00

Los Angeles architect Yaohua Wang - many may still remember his Nanjing Lab proposal - has sent us his latest project, a schematic design proposal for the experimental Xianghong Theater in Taiyuan, China.

Nanjing Lab by Yaohua Wang Architecture

2011-11-23T15:17:08-05:00

Yaohua Wang, of Los Angeles firm Yaohua Wang Architecture, has sent us visualizations of proposed Nanjing Lab, a vegetation laboratory in Nanjing, China. The project was comissioned by the Nanjing Xiaguan district goverment and is currently within the schematic design phase.