Case 2:  Alibaba Center · Wuhan

With a total construction area of over 450,000 square meters, the Alibaba Center · Wuhan consists of two towers and a commercial podium. Tower T1 has 52 floors and a height of 272.5 meters; Tower T2 has 38 floors and a height of 172.85 meters. Below the two towers is a 10-story commercial podium. The project introduces Alibaba’s "AliCampus" concept, which combines multi-functional spaces interactively. Using the structural method of "Kongming Lock" (a traditional Chinese puzzle), the spatial units are intertwined, nested, reconstructed, and mutually supportive. The space connects industry, commerce, and communities, perfectly meeting the functional needs of a "HUB" space.

CP Team:    

Architectural Design: Tang Wei, Director of Benoy Shanghai Studio

Curtain Wall Detailed Design: Tong Pengfei, Digital Innovation Director & Director of Scheme Institute, Zhejiang Zhongnan Curtain Wall Design Institute

Case 3: The Shanghai Pudong New Area Heming Bridge Project

With a length of 145 meters and a width of 20 meters, the Heming Bridge in Pudong New Area takes "Winding Water of Jiangnan · Flowing Clouds over Golden Bay" as its design theme. It incorporates the curves of Jiangnan water towns and the rhythm of traditional Chinese opera, integrating history, industry, and landscape. Linked with the North Pedestrian Bridge, it connects the green spaces on both banks, and combines transportation, image, leisure, and "check-in" functions to create a landmark of the Golden Bay area.

Architectural Design: Lin Xiuran, Senior Project Manager of Chapman Taylor

Case 4: Lingang Group Nanda Digital Intelligence Oasis

Located in Baoshan District, Shanghai, this project takes "digital empowerment of ecology" as its core concept to build the Lingang Group Nanjing University Digital Intelligence Oasis. Through parametric ecological facades and cluster-style spatial planning, it preserves industrial memories while implanting future technological genes. The iconic double-layer metal rod curtain wall system not only realizes dynamic light adjustment but also forms a unique digital visual symbol.

CP Team:

Architectural Design: Ludwik Kaizerbrecht, Senior Designer of Gensler

Curtain Wall Detailed Design: Zhou Hui, General Manager of Shanghai Borui Curtain Wall Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.

Morning Session on August 8

The session was hosted by Mr. Zhang Yifeng, Founder of Curtain Wall Headlines & Dean of the Design Institute of Zhongzhe Chuangjian Technology Co., Ltd. With rich front-line experience, he briefly explained the functional design of architectural facades in public buildings and introduced how to use advanced materials and technologies to enable architectural facades to achieve excellent thermal insulation, heat preservation, and sound insulation performance.

Case 5: Ring of Glory

CP Team:

Architectural Design: Peter Schubert, Partner of ennead; Huang Zheng, Senior Designer of ennead

Curtain Wall Detailed Design: Tan Hui, Deputy Director of Curtain Wall, RFR

Curtain Wall Construction: Jia Baorong, Vice President & Chief Engineer of Shanghai Machinery Construction Group Co., Ltd.

New Materials, New Products, New Technologies Session

Case 6: Shanghai Grand Opera House

Located in the Shanghai World Expo Cultural Park, the Shanghai Grand Opera House features a huge white staircase spiraling upward into the air, resembling an unfolded "Chinese Fan". With a total construction area of 146,000 square meters, it includes three theaters: a 2,000-seat Grand Opera Hall, a 1,200-seat Medium Opera Hall, and a 1,000-seat Small Opera Hall, meeting the needs of various performances.

CP Team:

Architectural Design: Gong Cheng, Managing Director of Sn?hetta China

Curtain Wall Detailed Design: Zhang Kun, Director of Shanghai Meisi Architectural Engineering Design Firm

Curtain Wall Construction: Cai Guangjian, Chief Engineer of Shenzhen Sanxin Technology Development Co., Ltd.

Afternoon Session on August 8

The session was hosted by Mr. Ma Cao, Technical Director of Shanghai Branch of Shenzhen Fangda Construction Technology Group Co., Ltd. While highly praising the shared content, he provided architects and designers with new design ideas and methods through comments.

Case 7: Chengdu Natural History Museum

The Chengdu Natural History Museum interprets the poetic line "A Window Frames the Snow-Capped Peaks of Xiling for a Thousand Years". The project’s core design inspiration comes from the Western Sichuan mountain ranges, which the design team used to outline the building’s shape. In ancient times, the Chengdu area experienced rock fractures and displacements due to horizontal and vertical forces during tectonic plate movements, forming the current mountainous landform——the building’s volume combination is inspired by this geological process.

CP Team:

Architectural Design: Yang Hongxi, Director of Pelli Clarke & Partners

Curtain Wall Detailed Design: Dong Biao, Chief Engineer of the Architectural Curtain Wall Design Institute, China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute

New Materials, New Products, New Technologies Session

Case 8: West Bund Dome Art Center&West Bund Grand Theatre

The West Bund of the Huangpu River in Shanghai aims to build a world-class waterfront area integrating art, culture, and commerce. Located in the West Bund Cultural Corridor, the West Bund Dome Art Center is renovated from the pre-homogenization warehouse of Shanghai Cement Factory (China’s first wet-process cement factory). The SHL Architectural Firm transformed this industrial heritage structure into a unique dome-shaped art space for multi-functional events. Adjacent to the Dome Art Center, the West Bund Grand Theatre is the first professional performing arts landmark in the West Bund. It includes a 1,600-seat grand theater and a 200-seat black box theater. The Dome Art Center and the Grand Theatre complement each other, jointly forming the dual core of the West Bund cultural and performing arts sector.

CP Team:

Architectural Design: Zhang Mai, Associate Director & Senior Project Manager of SHL and Perkins&Will

Curtain Wall Detailed Design: Xu Lingling, Design Manager of Shanghai Maijun Architectural Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

Curtain Wall Construction: Chen Bo, Engineering Department Manager of Shanghai Hongli Curtain Wall Engineering Co., Ltd.

Case 9: Shenzhen Shuiwei pedestrian bridge

The single-column umbrella-shaped steel structure of the Shenzhen Shuiwei Footbridge breaks through visual limitations. Prefabricated assembly technology and rainwater recycling systems realize green construction. The bougainvillea corridor and barrier-free elevators demonstrate humanistic care. As a work of art connecting Huanggang Park and the community, it redefines the urban slow-traffic experience.

Architectural Design: Fan Tie, Design Director of ATDESGIN

The on-site atmosphere was enthusiastic. Audience members actively asked questions and conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions with the guest speakers. The "CP Team" (Architectural Design + Curtain Wall Design + Curtain Wall Construction) adopted a "trinity" model, sharing classic cooperative cases from three dimensions: architectural design, curtain wall detailed design, and curtain wall construction. It covered the application of new ideas, new processes, new materials, and new technologies from an all-industry-chain perspective, conducting in-depth analysis of "architectural facade and public building cases".

Award Ceremony

The award ceremony was hosted by Mr. Mou Yonglai, Chief Engineer of the Curtain Wall Company of Shanghai Construction Decoration Group. He highly praised the holding of the DAF Conference and expressed sincere gratitude to the numerous sponsors, supporting enterprises, and supporting associations on behalf of the host and co-organizer. He then announced the award-winning enterprises of this event.

Award-Winning Enterprises & Cases

Representatives of the award-winning enterprises took the stage to receive their medals from the leaders. Behind each precious honor lies decades of innovative development and hard work of the enterprises, which were finally recognized at this moment.

Golden Scale Award · Gold Award — "Uniting Hearts to Forge the Golden Scale"

▲Yohoo Museum

▲Alibaba Center · Wuhan

▲Lingang Group Nanda Digital Intelligence Oasis

▲Chengdu Natural History Museum

▲Ring of Glory

獨角獸獎·金獎——銳角點金，萬象蛻新！

▲獲獎?wù)撸簭V東安鋁新材料有限公司、中建材科創(chuàng)新技術(shù)研究院（山東）有限公司、阿爾斯(上海)建筑科技有限公司

▲獲獎?wù)撸?/span>浙江匯鋒智造科技有限公司、江蘇晶盾新材料科技有限公司、杭州開爾裝飾材料有限公司、上海東閣實業(yè)集團有限公司

此外，活動還展出了眾多優(yōu)秀的建筑表皮藝術(shù)作品，涵蓋各種不同的材料、技術(shù)和設(shè)計風(fēng)格，它們充分展示了建筑表皮藝術(shù)的多樣性和創(chuàng)新性，讓觀眾們大飽眼福。

“2005年DAF建筑表皮大會@上海站”活動的成功舉辦，為建筑表皮藝術(shù)的發(fā)展注入新的活力和動力。希望通過跨界合作與技術(shù)革新，推動建筑表皮材料向高性能、低能耗方向發(fā)展；設(shè)計向數(shù)字化、智能化方向突破；工程實踐向標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化、精細(xì)化方向邁進，讓長三角的公共建筑項目分享，成為綠色科技與人文美學(xué)的完美結(jié)合體。

相信在未來，建筑表皮藝術(shù)將在更多的建筑作品中得到應(yīng)用和發(fā)展，為人們創(chuàng)造更加美好的生活空間。

主流，得道多助——“墻”力“滬”動！

2025的建筑表皮發(fā)展進入新階段，要有新動能！房地產(chǎn)、建筑業(yè)，以及門窗幕墻行業(yè)的發(fā)展正處于一個時代的拐點，在行業(yè)下行中，困難當(dāng)前，高質(zhì)量發(fā)展成為了最大的內(nèi)驅(qū)力，借重DAF大會這樣世界級、國際性的前沿盛會，不斷為產(chǎn)業(yè)鏈高質(zhì)量發(fā)展釋放動能，讓行業(yè)的發(fā)展得到更多的前沿科技與國際交流機會。

到場國際級建筑師、幕墻專家、門窗大佬，以及品牌材料企業(yè)紛紛表示：能夠為DAF大會的成功舉辦貢獻一份力量感到萬分榮幸。同時，也希望DAF大會能夠越辦越好，長長久久……

“2025DAF亞洲建筑表皮設(shè)計及國際應(yīng)用大會●上海站”勝利閉幕，行業(yè)的旗艦也正乘風(fēng)起航，愿在歲月靜好的時代中，披荊斬棘的行業(yè)勞動者們，收獲美滿的人生，收獲一切的美好！

Source: China Curtain Wall Network, DAF Organizing Committee