terraced landscapes anchor hands-on learning at shenzhen elementary school

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people's architecture office

people’s architecture office is a beijing-based studio led by founding members zang feng, he zhe and james shen. their projects engage in a wide variety of building typologies and are not limited by form or scale, but instead focus on human interaction and the enhancement of people’s daily lives.

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organic, translucent membranes stretch between PAO's modular installation in shanghai

during the day, 'curly cube' provides shaded enclaves for relaxation, while at night, integrated lighting transforms it into an illuminated spectacle.

ravail khan

architecture

modular renovation by people's architecture office meets rural heritage in china

kat barandy

architecture

people's architecture office revives ancient porcelain factory in china with exhibition spaces

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'starburst' sculpture by people's architecture office frames kaleidoscopic views of rural china

lea zeitoun

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curvilinear solar roofs outline positive energy house in coastal shenzhen

lea zeitoun

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dynamic flying roof planes by PAO float over sports arenas in rural yunnan

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PAO's public restroom meanders around amoeba-shaped concrete structure in beijing

christina petridou

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glass classrooms and learning terraces encourage interaction within PAO's school in shenzhen

myrto katsikopoulou

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PAO activates barren shenzhen site with flexible and vibrant 'qianhai floating city'

kat barandy

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with its social network factory, PAO offers a space of play in shenzhen

kat barandy

architecture

in only 3 days, PAO constructs modular pop-up school in shenzhen: 'plugin learning blox'

kat barandy

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lakeside plugin tower by beijing-based PAO reimagines affordable housing in china

kat barandy

architecture

people's architecture office inserts two plugin houses into shenzhen's shangwei village

philip stevens

design

garden, run, or rest on a mini mountain at this office for social well-being in beijing

nina azzarello

architecture

people's station is an architectural retrospective of PAO's latest work

zach andrews

design

tetris table by people's industrial design office offers a variety of different configurations

the project, which pays homage to the popular tile-matching puzzle video game, references the way the individual desks can come together to form one large surface.

philip stevens