Westlake University Hangzhou Buildings, Chinese Academic Architecture Images
Westlake University Hangzhou Buildings
Higher Education Architecture Development in China ? design by HENN
24 Aug 2018
Westlake University in Hangzhou
Architects: HENN
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, East China
Westlake University in Hangzhou
Forty years after opening itself to the world in 1978, China has established a new educational milestone symbolized by the founding of Westlake University in Hangzhou.

China?s first private research university is aiming to establish itself as a cutting-edge institution rivaling other well-known, world-class universities.

HENN was selected as the winner of the international design competition for the Westlake University Campus in July 2017.
The campus represents an exchange university for interdisciplinary studies, encouraging cooperation and communication between different research fields. This feature is clearly reflected in the master plan and the building designs. The campus is characterized by the central institute buildings, which form the core of the campus on a circular island.

The four research institutes for biology, medicine, natural sciences and engineering are all arranged around the Academic Loop, offering communication and collaboration space. With a diameter of 300 meters, the curved central building connects the individual departments and embraces the inner campus park with its central academic hall.

Twelve bridges connect the ...