Jin Boan, Chen Cheng
OPEN Architecture
OPEN Architecture
OPEN Architecture is an international team of architects and designers, with collaborators across different disciplines to practice urbanism, architecture, interior and the production of strategies in the context of new challenges of our time. OPEN was founded by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing in New York City. It established the Beijing office in 2006. Some of the built or ongoing projects by OPEN include: Columbia University GSAPP’s Studio-X Beijing, Gehua Youth and Cultural Center, Garden School/Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus, Stepped Courtyards, HEX-SYS, Ocean Center of Tsinghua University Graduate School, Pingshan Performing Arts Center, Shanghai West Bund Oil Tank Art Park and Wuhan Skyline Mixed Use Development. OPEN was recognized by many architectural awards for its progressing work, including the Winning Prize of World Architecture Awards for Chinese Architecture 2012 and 2014, the Best Architecture Award of China Architecture Media Awards 2012, the Gold Award of Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards 2013, Re-thinking the Future Awards 2014, London Design Museum’s Design of the Year 2015 Nomination and Merit Award of 2015 AIANY Design Awards.