Neri&Hu, the studio co-founded by chair of the Architecture Department Rossana Hu, recently garnered awards from DNA Paris And Azure AZ Awards.
DNA Paris recently announced the winners for their Design Awards 2025 and Dalian Cultural Center has been selected as the Winner in the "Architecture: Refurbishment" category. The Yard | Dalian Cultural Center by Neri&Hu is a mixed-use creative development in Dalian, China, transforming an existing compound into a vibrant community hub through adaptive reuse and a unifying architectural language. Drawing inspiration from Chinese gardens, we celebrate the compound's hidden nature as a contemplative space offering refuge from urban cacophony.
Neri&Hu received two commendations from Azure Magazine's AZ Awards 2025. The Yard | Dalian Cultural Center got the Award of Merit & People's Choice in the "Architecture: Adaptive Re-Use" category. Their design for a new mixed-use creative development is located in the heart of Dalian in close proximity to university campuses and software parks. As an adaptive reuse project, the aim is to transform the compound into a destination to serve the local community and student population.
They also received both the Award of Merit and People's Choice in the "Interiors: Commercial & Institutional" category of the AZ Awards 2025 for Cultural Arena | New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center. Situated along the bank of the Huangpu River, amongst a cluster of shiny new skyscrapers, the New Bund 31 Performing Arts Center houses a grand theater and a black box performance space, well-positioned to become an architectural landmark and cultural destination for the community.
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