Hovering over a tropical garden, this ‘horizontal skyscraper’ – as long as the Empire State Building is tall – unites into one vision the headquarters for Vanke Co. ltd, office spaces, apartments, and a hotel. A conference center, spa and parking are located under the large green, public landscape.The Vanke Center is a tsunami-proof 21st century hovering architecture that creates a porous micro-climate of freed landscape and is one of the first LEED platinum rated buildings in Southern China.

The 2023-2024 IAI Lifetime Achievement Award

Steven Holl

USA