EMERGENT awarded 2013 National Games Arena competition in China

Los Angeles-based design studio EMERGENT has taken first place in a heated competition for the Civic Sports Center and National Games Arena for the 2013 National Games of the People’s Republic of China. Located in the vibrant heart of Shenyang.

EMERGENT’s design of the National Games Arena building is comprised of a highly flexible space, with 2,000 fixed seats above a mezzanine level and 2,000 detachable seats below. Once these lower 2,000 seats have been removed, the venue opens up for large-scale events such as NBA games, international conferences and music concerts. Additional sports functions on the Arena are arranged ‘like a gymnasium’, to increase flexibility of use.

Foster Again In Hong Kong

After 10 years or so, a full circle on the fate of West Kowloon Reclamation Project, it is Foster again.
Time will tell the effect of urban green hub can take shape and remain an oasis for visitors to Hong Hong.

The Royal Docks, London

Approximate 650 hectares of land that make up the Royal Docks Opportunity Area.

The vision is to transform the Royal Docks into a world-class business centre: a world-leader in high technology, green enterprise and research and an international forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. The plans envisage the waterfront as a hub of activity once again; a thriving leisure destination for Londoners and visitors alike.

The Royal Docks has massive development potential – the opportunity to become a new centre for business and living in East London.

The Royal Docks Vision document offers a comprehensive overview of the benefits the project will deliver which include:

•Developing the Royal Docks as a world-class business destination

•Encouraging inward investment in the Royal Docks area, building on opportunities presented by the 2012 Games

•Ensuring that local people have access to the opportunities created

•Making the Royals Docks a great place to live with improved local connections and a revitalised waterfront

•Making the Royal Docks a model of green enterprise and environmental sustainability

•Developing attractions that will create a thriving visitor and tourist economy

Guangzhou Opera House-Zaha Hadid



Inspired by the organic forms of two fused boulders, the completed Opera House is almost identical to the renderings released by Zaha Hadid Architects in 2003. Slotting easily into place on the Pearl River, the low-rise sculptural construction presents a ‘unified vision of civic and cultural buildings on a waterfront setting’.