The word ANTIBODY stretches across this complex in Hefei, China, with each building forming a letter. Courtyards create the openings inside the B, O, and D, while roads separate the buildings. Once you recognize the word, the campus becomes surprisingly easy to read.
The name might sound ominous at first, but its meaning is biological: antibodies are proteins used by the immune system to recognize specific targets. That connection explains the choice of lettering at this biotechnology development.
The complex is part of Sinobioway’s development in the Bantang Bioeconomy Experimental Zone, in Anhui province. In its June 2017 announcement, the developer explicitly described the ANTIBODY buildings and another group shaped around A, T, C, and G. These four letters represent the bases of DNA, carrying the biological theme beyond the main word. Developer’s explanation of the design, in Chinese
The saved satellite images offer three levels of detail. The closest view reveals how the letter-shaped footprints fit together; the wider views place them beside rectangular buildings, surrounding fields, roads, and ponds. It is worth switching between them. The lettering is much less obvious when the whole development occupies only a small part of the picture.
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