Citizen Fitness Center Heping District, Tianjin Building, New Chinese Architecture
Citizen Fitness Center in Heping District, Tianjin
Contemporary Chinese Architectural Development in Peace District, Shenyang, China
25 Apr 2018
Citizen Fitness Center in Heping District, Tianjin
Location: Heping District, China
Terracotta Panels Reshaping China: Citizen Fitness Center in Heping District

Even to the untrained eye, Chinese architecture is one of the oldest and most recognizable styles in the world. Taking shape in East Asia over many centuries, Chinese building designs have spread to other Asian countries, influencing the architectural styles of Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.
While the Chinese school of architecture has kept largely the same structural principles, starting from the 20th century, a new wave of promising Western-educated young architects have attempted (and in large part succeeded) to include newer, edgier designs and combine them with the already established traditional designs. A blasting example of this new trend is the Citizen Fitness Center in Heping District. Here is how terracotta panels are reshaping China!
Shengyang, an Ancient Metropolis
The city of Shengyang (initially known in English as Fengtian), whose metropolitan area hosts over 8 million people, is a bustling metropolis with a rich history and culture. Founded around 300 BCE, it has since become one of China?s most important industrial centers and transportation hubs, having links with Russia, Jap...