Harbin Opera House Scoops Major Architecture Award

Harbin Opera House in Songbei District, Harbin City, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

Visitors at the Harbin Opera House in Harbin City, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 27, 2016.

A view of Harbin Opera House in Harbin City, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 27, 2016.

Visitors at Harbin Opera House in Harbin City, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 27, 2016.

Factory on the Earth, designed by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect and Associates, winner in the Industrial Architecture Category. It is located in Johar, Malaysia.

Ribbon Chapel, designed by NAP Architects, winner in the Religious Architecture Category. The chapel is located in Hiroshima, Japan.

Cella Bar, designed by FCC Arquitectura and Paulo Lobo, winner in the Hospitality Architecture Category. The bar is located in Madalena, Portugal.

The Great Wall of WA, designed by Luigi Rosselli, winner in the Housing Category. The rammed earth wall is located in Western Australia.

Harbin Opera House in Harbin City, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has been named the best Cultural Architecture in 2015 by ArchDaily, one of the most visited architecture websites worldwide.

The Opera House, covering an area of 79,000 square meters and designed by MAD Architects, was reportedly the only Chinese entry to win an award in the annual competition.

ArchDaily, founded in 2008, holds the Building of the Year Awards annually.

Two weeks ago, 55,000 readers of the website, mostly architects, chose top five of 14 categories such as Commercial Architecture, Cultural Architecture and Hospitality Architecture among more than 3,000 entries. Then based on the initial results, the website decided the winner in each category.

Credit: China Daily