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Circular concrete office marks entrance to "health tech" research park in Chengdu

2020-06-25T12:15:00-04:00

As a certified National Economic and Technological Development Zone in China, the Chengdu Science and Technology Industry Incubation Park had a planning area of 330,000 square meters. The park is positioned as a platform to help foster the growth of "health-tech" companies. One of its strategies is the development and construction of a landmark building at the park entrance with goal of using architecture to inspire the continued growth and future of the industry.

Shanghai and Taipei-based architects CROX were commissioned back in 2014 to take on the landscape design and masterplanning for the park in addition to the design of the entry landmark building. The aim of the project is to transform the existing barren concrete site into a more sustainable and ecologically friendly environment.

The project's focal point rests on the circular general purpose building at the north entrance of the site. At ground level, visitors will find a series of conference rooms, a large lobby, some res...

Museum of Chinese in America suffers devastating fire

2020-01-27T13:09:00-05:00

A facility used by the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City (MOCA) was engulfed by a devastating fire last week that likely destroyed the entirety of the museum's collection.

The impacted facility, at 70 Mulberry Street, is owned by the City of New York and consists of a repurposed former school that "educated generations of immigrants before becoming a cherished cultural landmark in the neighborhood," The New York Times reports, and is in fact separate from the museum's galleries, which are designed by Maya Lin Studio and Bialosky New York, opened in 2009, and are located several blocks away at 215 Centre Street. The museum's history dates back over three decades as the Chinatown History Project. One firefighter and a bystander were injured in the blaze with non-life threatening injuries.

Museum officials report that the museum's galleries at 215 Centre Street remain open for business and are very much welcoming visitors. A GoFundMe drive has been initiated to help suppor...

How four Chinese American architects helped shape Los Angeles

2012-02-07T18:56:00-05:00

The L.A. landscape would look much different without four Chinese-Americans — Eugene Choy, Gilbert Leong, Helen Liu Fong and Gin Wong — whose work has shaped some of the city's architectural landmarks. A new exhibit at the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles examines their contributions.