Internationalism and Postmodern Buildings in China in the 1990s

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A residential building in Shantou
Shantou, Guangdong Province, China



This building looks like a shapeshifter from mecha anime.

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Linyi Meteorology Bureau
临沂市气象局大楼
94.6m | 23fl | 2003
Linyi, Shandong Province, China
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=148112



Look up & look at the millennium building!
A huge pearl is at the top of the building.
On the green glass curtain, the future light is reflected, emitting the vitality of the times.
At that moment, I always feel a powerful force that drives a generation forward.
--Tie He Xi Jie Dong

抬起头，仰望千禧年的大楼。
一颗巨大的珍珠在大楼顶部。
绿色的玻璃幕上，反射未来的光芒，散发着时代的朝气。
那一刻，总会感受到一种强大的力量，推动者一代人前行。
--铁合西街东

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An office building
Zaozhuang, Shandong Province, China





But now, more than 30 years have passed, and the millennium future that people longed for may not have arrived, only existed in their imagination at that time.

可如今30多年过去，那个人们所向往的千禧年未来也许未曾来临，只是存在了那时的想象之中。

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Dalian Bohai Pearl Hotel
大连渤海明珠大酒店
30fl | 1997
Dalian, Liaoning Province, China

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Hilton Hotel Beijing
北京希尔顿酒店
25fl | 1990
Beijing, Beijing, China
https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=20957

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Originally Posted by SwiftGamer

Absolutely amazing architectural design this is exactly what I have in mind when thinking of china even tought it has long passed postmodern architec

You're right, in fact, many of China's postmodern architecture were learned from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, but now China has its own architectural style, namely New Chinese style architecture and the Sinicization of postmodernism. However, nowadays there are few postmodern buildings built in China, replaced by works from world-renowned firms such as SOM, KPF, Aedas, Zaha Hadid Architects, Tadao Ando, etc.
Postmodern buildings, Symbolizing the end of a glorious era, when people recalling that time, they always think of these buildings.

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An office building in Fuzhou
Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China





It looks like a structure from a 90s Japanese science fiction anime.
--I

You may have never seen such an interesting building!
Fantastic design, like a base built by aliens,
You can see from the design that it is full of longing for the future!
--Tie He Xi Jie Dong

你可能没见过这么有趣的建筑!
奇幻的造型，像是外星人建造的基地，
造型上就能看出充满了对未来的向往!
--铁合西街东

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Bank of China Tower, Fuzhou
福州中银大厦
150m | 30fl | 1997
Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?buildingID=75422

AndersF have drawn this building.





Raise your head and look up at the building at that time,
Under the scorching sun, full of vitality,
On the glass curtain of the Building from 1990s,
It appears particularly dazzling.
--Tie He Xi Jie Dong

抬起头，仰望那时的大楼，
在烈日下，充满生机的阳光，
打在千禧年大楼的玻璃幕上，
显得格外耀眼。
--铁合西街东

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Beijing Television Center
北京电视中心
239m | 41fl | 2007
Beijing, Beijing, China
https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=20930

Motianzhiyan have drawn this building.





Do you remember?
In that era, gray buildings filled with sci-fi atmosphere rose into the sky.
At the moment of lifting my head,
I could feel as if I was conversing with the future that people aspire to.
--Tie He Xi Jie Dong

你是否记得？
那个年代，一栋栋写满科幻气息的灰色大楼，升入天空。
抬起头的那一刻，仿佛可以感觉到，像是在与那个人们所向往的未来对话。
--铁合西街东