{"id":1320,"date":"2019-05-08T09:13:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T09:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.circu.net\/inspirations\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2019-10-28T11:50:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:50:51","slug":"zaha-hadid-architects-are-finishing-the-new-chinese-cultural-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.circu.net\/inspirations-old-wordpress\/inspirations\/zaha-hadid-architects-are-finishing-the-new-chinese-cultural-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaha Hadid Architects are Finishing the New Chinese Cultural Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Zaha Hadid Architects are Finishing the New Chinese Cultural Centre\u00a0\u21d2<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\u00a0The new project by\u00a0Zaha Hadid Architects<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0is almost done! New photos were revealed of the\u00a0Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre, with the studio\u2019s signature, that\u2019s\u00a0nearing completion in\u00a0China<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Due for completion this year, the 115,000-square-metre cultural complex is located beside Meixi Lake in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province. It contains a theatre,\u00a0contemporary art<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0museum and a smaller multi-purpose venue, which\u00a0Zaha Hadid Architects<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has placed in three sinuous, petal-shaped buildings.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEmbodying values of functionality, elegance and innovation, the Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture & Arts Centre<\/a><\/strong> aims to become the new cultural and civic node for the city of Changsha, and well as a global cultural destination,\u201d explained the studio when the project broke ground in 2013. \u201cAlthough these civic institutions are uniquely defined and separate, they supply each other in all respects within its setting with plazas offering visitors a tapestry-like sequence of urban ambiences that relate to the different institutions, inject the site with urban vitality.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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The photos reveal that the exterior of each building in the Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre has been completed, featuring the studio\u2019s signature white, fluid facades, punctured by curving panes of glass. They sit atop a giant, stepped plaza, forming pathways between them that\u00a0Zaha Hadid Architects<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0has aligned with routes to the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

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The Small Theatre is designed for flexibility. It can be adapted into a number of different configurations, with a maximum capacity of 500 seats. It will also open out to a sunken courtyard lined with restaurants and shops.\u00a0The final building, The Museum, is positioned on the edge of Meixihu Road and will have a central atrium that separates to form three wings.\u00a0Zaha Hadid Architects<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/a>has designed it \u201cto engage the site\u2019s unique location and surrounding views\u201d, and on one side it will lead out to a plaza that forms an outdoor sculpture exhibition area.<\/p>\n

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