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Strait Culture Art Center

Zong Wu Xu Art Center Architecture

Strait Culture

Strait Culture and Art Center is a cultural complex on the southern bank of the Minjiang River in Fuzhou, China. The center holds a multifunctional theatre, an opera house, a concert hall, an art museum, a film and television center and a central cultural hall. The design is inspired by jasmine, the city flower of Fuzhou. Five main buildings form five white petals, and the Liangcuo River runs between them like a stalk. Ceramics and bamboo, both produced in Fujian, are used for the facades and finishes. The outdoor square, roof platform and waterborne space are open to the public.

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Lacquer Art Experience Pavilion Art Center

Jie Li Art Center Architecture

Lacquer Art Experience Pavilion

Lacquer Art Experience Pavilion is a cultural building located in Fengshou village, Shanghai. The pavilion contains exhibition spaces, artist studios, a tea room and courtyards open to visitors and villagers. Local houses use white walls and grey sloping roofs. The pavilion follows this local practice with six groups of separate sloping roofs and white painted facades. Narrow gaps between the roof volumes form small alleys and squares. Sunlight, air and views pass through these gaps freely. Long windows on the north and south sides support natural ventilation.

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Jianyang Culture Art Center

Jian Wang Art Center Interior

Jianyang Culture

Jianyang Culture and Art Center is a cultural and art complex in Chengdu covering 48200 square meters. The overall concept is based on green, sports and culture, and a vitality ring connects the separate buildings of the different plots. The grand theater stands at the end of the vitality ring. The theater interior takes dancing ribbons as its design language, creating a smooth and dynamic atmosphere that echoes the flowing architectural form. Warm bamboo and wood veneer and marble with natural texture balance the space in a simple way.

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Textile Art Center

Kris Lin Art Center Cultural Heritage

Textile

Textile is an urban art center created within a former blanket factory in Deqing County, an area with a long silk weaving history. The renovation retains historical elements of the old building and follows its original architectural structure. Broken lines integrate the building form into the interior. LED light strips recall yarn and weaving machines. The 2000 square meter space holds a historical exhibition hall and a community art center with a library for young people. Cultural memory is joined with new public functions.

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Yimeng Girl Art Center

Li Zhongkai Art Center Interior

Yimeng Girl

In Yimeng Girl, Li Zhongkai wanted to create a colorful forest for children to dance like fairies and feel the joy of learning and growing. Rich spatial form, the new fairy tale world under the intersection and overlap of unreal and reality, take you to explore an unknown world. Some say it's a fairytale castle; Some say it's an amusement park; Others say it's a kaleidoscope in a maze. There are grasslands, mountains, caves, flowers and, most importantly, children will love it.

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