China’s 43 best buildings shortlisted for Dezeen Awards China 2024

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.

Top image: Liyuan Foreign Language Primary School by Vector Architects. Photo by Arch-Exist Photography. Above: Woven Passage to Cloudy Peaks by Line+ Studio. Photo by Arch-Exist Photography

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:

Village Collective Housing by No 10 architects. Photo by Xianzhi Huang

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.

Chang’an International Flower Industry Park by Sens Architects. Photo by Qingshan Wu

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.

Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library by HCCH Studio. Photo by Qingyan Zhu

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.

The Breeze Hall by Shisuo Design Office. Photo by Sanif

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.

Kangbash Fitness Trail – Landscape Slope Protection. Photo by Daikosha Architecture and Environment

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.

Nanyang Old Town Public Space Renewal by YFS. Photo by Qingshan Wu

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.

Flying Carpet by GN Architects. Photo by Wenjun Liang

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.

Chaos is a Ladder by DL Atelier. Image courtesy of DL Atelier

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.

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