Bush Stop is "2026 Shanghai Design 100+" Top 100 projects
SPARK’s Bush Stop has been recognised among the Shanghai Design 100+ Top 100 for 2026, under Category 6: Design Insights into the Future. The project was featured at the Shanghai Design 100+ Launch Event, celebrating design-driven innovation and urban placemaking.
on site: Chinalin International Financial Centre
Slated to serve as the Shanghai headquarters for Liye Group and Chinalin Securities, the Chinalin International Financial Centre establishes a new financial landmark in Pudong. Integrating high-performance office floors, dynamic ground-level commercial spaces, and lush roof gardens overlooking the Mercedes-Benz Arena, the project brings a refined, forward-looking presence to the World Expo waterfront.
SPARK RECEIVES GOLD FOR SUZHOU QINGTAI INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN VILLAGE AT SIP PLANNING AWARDS 2025
SPARK’s Suzhou Qingtai International Industrial Design Village receives Gold at the 9th Singapore Institute of Planners Planning Awards 2025.
SPARK SPEAKS about CULTURAL REGENERATION AT VIETNAM DESIGN WEEK 2025
SPARK Director Yun Wai Wing joined Vietnam Design Week 2025 as a keynote speaker, exploring how design can act as a catalyst for cultural regeneration.
SPARK’s Suzhou Design Museum Recognised as a 2025 Design Innovation Case Study in Shanghai’s Huangpu District
SPARK Architects’ Suzhou Design Museum has been recognised as a “Design Innovation Case Study” in Shanghai’s Huangpu District for 2025. Located within Suzhou Qingtai International Industrial Design Village, the museum exemplifies SPARK’s commitment to creating human-centric, vibrant urban spaces through innovative design.
SPARK EXPLORES DESIGN FOR CIVIC IMAGINATION AT SINGAPORE DESIGN WEEK 2025
SPARK joined Cundall and Nature Landscapes at Singapore Design Week 2025 to explore civic imagination through Bush Stop, rethinking everyday infrastructure for a more climate-resilient and people-centred city.
SPARK Receives Iconic Award for Taizhou Fish Market in Munich
SPARK Architects’ Taizhou Fish Market wins the Iconic Award 2025 for Concept – Urban Planning & Landscape. The project transforms a historic fish market into a vibrant waterfront hub integrating trade, culture, and community engagement. Now under construction, it highlights innovative urban architecture and design-led public spaces.
Archifest 2025 round table sharing session: “don’t (just) think like an architect”
SPARK Architects’ Beach Huts was presented at Archifest 2025, exploring how architecture can transform discarded ocean plastics into playful coastal shelters. Conceived for East Coast Park, the proposal combines recycled materials, vibrant colours and lightweight structures to raise awareness of marine pollution while reimagining the relationship between people, architecture and the sea.
Bush Stop, The Little Shelter with Big Ideas
Bush Stop reimagines the everyday bus shelter as more than a place to wait — it becomes a living piece of urban infrastructure that cools, cleans, and connects. Designed by SPARK Architects with partners Cundall and Nature Landscapes, the prototype demonstrates how small-scale interventions can deliver outsized impact for climate resilience and community well-being. With sustainable construction, native planting, and community-focused features, Bush Stop is a quiet provocation that asks us to see cities differently, as places where even the simplest structures can spark civic imagination and nurture a more resilient urban future.