Besides winning the commission, getting planning approved, breaking ground, and having that invoice paid, no milestone in an architectural project is as anticipated and satisfying as the opening celebration — welcoming actual building occupants into the new space after months, years, or even.
Completed in 2023 in Zhuhai, China. Images by Yipeng Lyu , Virgile Simon Bertrand, Seilao Jiong, AT OPTOGRAM STUDIO. Designed as a hub of contemporary creativity within one of the world’s most dynamic regions, the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is at the heart of.
A roofscape modelled on patterns of migratory birds will shelter the four wings of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre that Zaha Hadid Architects is developing in southern China.
The cultural building, which is under construction in the Jinwan District in Zhuhai, will be built within a lake and incorporate a 1,200-seat theatre, a multifunctional 500-seat hall, a science centre and an art museum.
Top image: it will be divided into four wings once complete. Above: the cultural centre will be distinguished by its folded roofscape
According to Zaha Hadid Architects, the goal for the building is for it to become a hub of contemporary creativity for the region.