SPARK Architects’ Founding Director Stephen Pimbley recently visited the Taizhou Fish Market site to review construction progress as the project enters its final phase. The 230,000 sqm waterfront development brings architecture, culture, and public life together, reimagining Taizhou’s fishing heritage as a contemporary civic destination.

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.

SPARK Architects BARE (Bio-Anaerobic-Rubbish-Eater) tackles global food waste by transforming discarded food into clean energy and fertiliser. Designed as a bear-shaped civic icon, it blends sustainability, public art, and education—making waste management visible, engaging, and future-focused.