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Wangjing SOHO in Beijing
Contemporary Building in China – design by Zaha Hadid Architects
17 Mar 2017
Wangjing SOHO
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Location: Beijing, China
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Wangjing SOHO is located in northeast Beijing between Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads. Served by Wangjing and Wangjing East subway stations on Line 15, and the Wanjing West interchange station with Line 13 – as well as the Futong and Wangjing South stations to be built as part of the new of the Line 14 – the site is near the Airport Expressway approximately halfway between Beijing?s Capital Airport and the centre of the city. Access to each of these key transport links has contributed to the fluid composition of Wangjing SOHO.
Developed in the mid-1990?s as a large residential area approximately 12 kilometres from the city center, Wangjing has also become a key hub for Beijing?s IT and telecommunications, home to Chinese and International technology companies including Microsoft, China Telecom, AlcatelLucent, Sony and Panasonic, as well as global manufacturers such as Siemens, Daimler and Caterpillar. Many of Beijing?s IT companies are also located in Wangjing with these multi-national firms, which has in turn made Wangjing one of the most popular locations for the capital?s innovative tech start-ups such as Momo. Subsequently, there is ...