Next-Generation R&D Campus Where Science and City Meet Recognized on a Global Stage

Voice Architecture Lab (VAL) has announced that its project, WuXi AppTec Nantong site (Phase I), has been selected as the Popular Choice Winner in the Factory & Warehouse category of the 13th Architizer A+Awards. Hosted by the globally renowned architectural platform Architizer, the award is one of the most prestigious honors in the international architectural community.

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Located along the Yangtze River Delta, this R&D campus serves as a major facility for the client and includes administration buildings, laboratories, warehouses, and more. The design emphasizes modernity, a scientific atmosphere, and precision to support next-generation pharmaceutical R&D. Eight primary buildings are grouped into two clusters, creating a low-west, high-east topography that stretches across the site. A Z-shaped lab building and an R&D office area enclose each other, forming a striking and iconic urban facade.　

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The facade integrates elements for natural ventilation and lighting. White vertical fins offer both sun shading and a simplified visual rhythm, reducing the exterior complexity caused by varying internal R&D processes. The final outcome is a composition that harmonizes industrial efficiency, technological expression, and human scale—creating a spatial identity that reflects the mission of a pharmaceutical research campus.

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About Architizer A+Awards

The Architizer A+Awards celebrates architecture that redefines how we live, interact with technology, and design our environments. The 2025 edition drew thousands of submissions from over 80 countries, reflecting its global influence and prestige.

About Voice Architecture Lab（VAL）

Voice Architecture Lab (VAL) is an international design studio with deep expertise in sustainable architecture, urbanism, and design. The firm believes that every project, context, client, and user has a unique "voice"—and aims to discover and amplify that voice through its design process. Guided by dialogue, research, openness, and technical strength, VAL transforms ideas into compelling built environments.