The Ningbo Center Tower, currently the tallest building in Zhejiang Province (409 meters), was designed by the globally renowned architectural firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill). Its construction journey, technical breakthroughs, and urban significance showcase Ningbo’s ambition towards internationalization. 1. Building Positioning and Design Features Height and Ranking: With a total height of 409 meters, … Read more
Nanjing Zifeng Tower is one of the iconic works of the American architectural firm SOM in China, and it is the tallest building in Jiangsu and the sixth tallest in China. Design Background and Concept Cultural Integration and Local Expression The Zifeng Tower was designed by SOM’s chief designer Adrian D. Smith, inspired by Nanjing’s … Read more
The Shanghai Jin Mao Tower is an iconic building in the Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai, designed by the American architectural firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), with Adrian Smith as the lead designer. Design Background and Concept Historical Mission and Bidding In 1993, China launched an international design competition for the Jin Mao Tower, … Read more
The Wenzhou Lucheng Plaza is a super-tall mixed-use project designed by the internationally renowned architectural firm SOM, located on the banks of the Ou River in Lucheng District, Wenzhou. It integrates commercial, hotel, apartment, office, and urban plaza into a vertical metropolitan structure. Project Overview Height and Scale The total height of the project is … Read more
In the expensive area of Higashi-Azabu, a store named “3D SNAP” is about to embark on a wonderful journey of “unique memories” within a compact space of 16.5 square meters. This store is not ordinary; it can scan your beloved dog using a special 3D camera and then create a unique small statue of your … Read more
The Shanghai Tower, located in the core area of Lujiazui, Pudong, stands at a total height of 632 meters, making it the tallest building in China and the third tallest in the world. It has a total floor area of 576,000 square meters,with 121 floors above ground and 5 underground, designed as a“vertical city”to create … Read more
Starbucks opens its first 3D printing store in the United StatesJapan’s historical examples of ‘creating with minimal manpower’ On April 28, Starbucks opened a 3D printing retail space in Brownsville, Texas. This location features a Starbucks store made using 3D printing technology. Japan has established a train station built with 3D printing. The technology is … Read more
My Understanding of Architectural Design 1. Understanding of Architectural Design Concepts I believe most readers of this article are engaged in embedded development, and you may have noticed that job postings for architectural design roles on recruitment websites are predominantly focused on Web development, with very few openings for system architects in embedded positions. My … Read more
This course is specially designed for design students without a CS background, aiming to master basic IOT (C-Arduino). It is committed to combining creativity and technology through continuous learning, exploring the boundaries and design value of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The course will focus on how to quickly learn and master the Arduino programming language and … Read more
The artist Arvind Sanjeev’s new work “Ghostwriter” Through this retro and natural physical interaction, on an old typewriter, human types a sentence, and AI responds with another, making it seem like the typewriter has come to life. Inspired by Robin Sloan’s “Writing with the machine”, in 2021, the author began to shape this concept, continuously … Read more