Thriving Renovation and Gate
Shimu Wang
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Thriving Renovation and Gate by Shimu Wang Thriving is a facade renovation of two teaching buildings and a new school gate in Taiyuan, China. Aluminum panels finished with bright paint add rhythm to the elevations and conceal outdoor equipment and cables. The gate stands 14.7 meters high and connects the two buildings of different heights, framing the view of the main campus building. Mirror stainless steel panels clad the main steel structure, while slender columns of stainless steel pipe with silver paint reduce the visual mass. The mirrored soffit makes the gate appear taller and suggests growth.
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Thriving Renovation and Gate by Shimu Wang is a distinguished winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Thriving Renovation and Gate earned the A' Design Award in 2026 and is showcased on Award Winner among other outstanding designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Shimu Wang and see why Thriving Renovation and Gate design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Thriving
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Thriving Renovation and Gate by Shimu Wang Thriving is a facade renovation of two teaching buildings and a new school gate in Taiyuan, China. Aluminum panels finished with bright paint add rhythm to the elevations and conceal outdoor equipment and cables. The gate stands 14.7 meters high and connects the two buildings of different heights, framing the view of the main campus building. Mirror stainless steel panels clad the main steel structure, while slender columns of stainless steel pipe with silver paint reduce the visual mass. The mirrored soffit makes the gate appear taller and suggests growth. Thriving earned the A' Design Award at the Iron level, an esteemed recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Iron-level designs demonstrate sound ideas and professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, for publication among the award-winning works, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated projects are voted through blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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