Datong Art Museum, Datong, China (2021)

Artist/Designer: Foster + Partners Foster + Partners

Project Location: Datong, China

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Steel

Function(s):
Exhibtions: Art Gallery

Related Website(s):

Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2011

Additional Information:
Publications, Texts in Print:
Chow, Aaron. "Foster + Partners Shelters Datong Art Museum Under Interconnected Pyramids." HYPEBEAST. January 14, 2022. https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/foster-partners-datong-art-museum-pyramids-opening-images-news.
Crook, Lizzie. "Foster + Partners shelters subterranean art gallery with pyramidal roofscape." Dezeen. January 6, 2022. https://www.dezeen.com/2022/01/06/foster-partners-datong-art-museum-china/.
"Datong Art Museum / Foster + Partners." ArchDaily. January 6, 2022. ISSN 0719-8884. https://www.archdaily.com/974628/datong-art-museum-foster-plus-partners.

Building Address:
Weidu Blvd, Ping Cheng Qu, Da Tong Shi, Shan Xi Sheng, China

Significant Dates:
Appointment: 2011
Completion: 2021

Supporting Staff, Designers:
Museography and Exhibition design: Lord Cultural Resources
Collaborating Architect: China Architecture Design & Research Group
Structural Engineer: China Architecture Design and Research Group
Quantity Surveyor: China Architecture Design and Research Group
Landscape Architect: AECOM
Lighting Engineer: Claude Engle Lighting, Tsinghua University

Tags:
art, museum, cultural, biomimicry

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