A First Look at Zaha Hadid's Nanjing International Youth Culture Center in China

By year's end, the banks of the Yangtze in the central business district of Hexi New Town in Nanjing will look vastly different thanks to Zaha Hadid Architects' soaring Nanjing International Youth Culture Center. Hot on the heels of Antwerp's new Port House, the massive Chinese project has a footprint of nearly 13 acres and offers over 465,000 square-feet of space across the likes of 68- and 59-story towers. Those towers will serve as the home to a five-star hotel, 2,100-seat conference center, ...