The Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai is a 33,000-square-meter post-industrial stunner that has emerged from China's museum boom. Together with it's sister museum in Pudong district, the two spaces display an impressive collection of Chinese art, from traditional to contemporary.
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The Long Museum West Bund in Shanghai is a 33,000-square-meter post-industrial stunner that has emerged from China's museum boom. Together with it's sister museum in Pudong district, the two spaces display an impressive collection of Chinese art, from traditional to contemporary.
Courtesy Long Museum
Museum of Handcraft Paper can be found in Yunnan Province near the Gaoligong Mountain. Resembling a micro-village, the complex is made of several asymmetrical structures. It is dedicated to the local craft of paper-making.
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Museum of Handcraft Paper can be found in Yunnan Province near the Gaoligong Mountain. Resembling a micro-village, the complex is made of several asymmetrical structures. It is dedicated to the local craft of paper-making.
Courtesy Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Foster + Partners designed the Datong Art Museum deliberately with a corton steel roof that will naturally weather over time. The 32,000-square-meter venue will be one of four major venues within Datong's new cultural area.
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Foster + Partners designed the Datong Art Museum deliberately with a corton steel roof that will naturally weather over time. The 32,000-square-meter venue will be one of four major venues within Datong's new cultural area.
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The Ordos Museum in Inner Mongolia designed by MAD Architects. The futuristic blob anchors the newly constructed desert city. It is covered in polished metal tiles that protect it from the frequent sandstorms.
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The Ordos Museum in Inner Mongolia designed by MAD Architects. The futuristic blob anchors the newly constructed desert city. It is covered in polished metal tiles that protect it from the frequent sandstorms.
from MAD Architects, photo by Iwan Baan
The Pingtan Art Museum will be built in China in the next few years on an artificial island strategically located in Fujian to promote closer ties between China and Taiwan.
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The Pingtan Art Museum will be built in China in the next few years on an artificial island strategically located in Fujian to promote closer ties between China and Taiwan.
MAD Architects
The China Wood Sculpture Museum punctuates the landscape in the northern Chinese city of Harbin. The twisted 200-meter-long building was inspired by icicles, appropriate for the icy climes of the city.
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The China Wood Sculpture Museum punctuates the landscape in the northern Chinese city of Harbin. The twisted 200-meter-long building was inspired by icicles, appropriate for the icy climes of the city.
courtesy MAD Architects
The 41,000-square-meter state-run Power Station of Art is a mega museum in China with a modest RMB 20 million exhibition budget.
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The 41,000-square-meter state-run Power Station of Art is a mega museum in China with a modest RMB 20 million exhibition budget.
Courtesy Power Station of Art
The Sifang Art Museum opened in Nanjing in 2013. Designed by American architect Steven Holl, the building is dedicated to contemporary art.
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The Sifang Art Museum opened in Nanjing in 2013. Designed by American architect Steven Holl, the building is dedicated to contemporary art.
Courtesy Steven Holl Architects
Australian studio Cox Rayner Architects won the World Architecture Festival 2013 for this design of the National Maritime Museum of China due to be completed in 2015 in Tianjin.
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Australian studio Cox Rayner Architects won the World Architecture Festival 2013 for this design of the National Maritime Museum of China due to be completed in 2015 in Tianjin.
World Architecture Festival
The China Art Palace was converted from the Chinese Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
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The China Art Palace was converted from the Chinese Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.
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The Rockbund Museum in Shanghai is based in a 1932 building that features Chinese and Western Art Deco elements. It has been restored by British architect David Chipperfield and is now one of the most notable new venues to see Chinese and international contemporary art.
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The Rockbund Museum in Shanghai is based in a 1932 building that features Chinese and Western Art Deco elements. It has been restored by British architect David Chipperfield and is now one of the most notable new venues to see Chinese and international contemporary art.
Courtesy Rockbund Art Museum