At the Global Design Forum x Tea Storage Summit, Woods Bagot Director and Hub Executive Chair – Shanghai & Beijing Pearl Huang highlighted how architecture can honour Jingmai Mountain’s ancient tea ecosystems through nature‑integrated, culturally rooted design.
On January 17, the second Global Design Forum x Tea Storage Summit concluded at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jingmai Mountain.
Co-hosted by Designwire and Aman Jingmai, the forum brought together global design leaders like Glenn Pushelberg and Marwan Al-Sayed with tea culture experts to explore the fusion of design, humanity, and ecology.
Structured around design talks, cross-disciplinary presentations, and dialogues on regional heritage, the forum fostered a meaningful exchange between design and tea culture. Pearl Huang, Global Senior Principal at Woods Bagot, shared her perspective on the “harmonious coexistence between people and nature.”
“Modern architecture should draw inspiration from the symbiotic relationship found in Jingmai’s ancient tea forests and its cultural rituals. This is a place with its own complete ecosystem – villages, tea trees, rainforests. Our role is to respect that ecology and integrate with it, creating timeless spaces that speak for the land. That’s the mission of architects and designers.”
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This philosophy guides Woods Bagot’s hospitality projects worldwide. At Cyprus’s Minthis, the resort’s design echoes the wild beauty of the Troodos Mountains through its form and materials. In Dubai, the Six Senses Residences Marina uses clean, elegant volumes and biophilic design to reconnect residents with nature—supporting physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
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