https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2253-studio-zhu-pei en-us The Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum by Studio Zhu-Pei celebrates a Chinese craft and tradition.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15202 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15202-imperial-kiln-museum-by-studio-zhu-pei Imperial-Kiln-Museum-01-B.jpg A view through the brick vaults of the Imperial Kiln Museum looks toward a reflecting pool. Photo © Schranimage At 985 feet long, an abandoned Panasonic television factory in Beijing offered tantalizing potential as a cultural space—and huge challenges.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11485 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11485-minsheng-contemporary-art-museum Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum To break down the immense size of the 354,000-square-foot former factory building, Pei Zhu inserted an angled block that serves as the main entry and wrapped it in a delicate quilt of 2.3-foot squares made of almost paper-thin aluminum. Photo © Fang Zhenning Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum To break down the immense size of the 354,000-square-foot former factory building, Pei Zhu inserted an angled block that serves as the main entry. Photo © Fang Zhenning Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum A courtyard will be used for displaying art when the second phase is completed. Photo © Qingzhu Image Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum A grand stair made of precast concrete leads to the second floor, rotates 45 degrees, and then rises to a third level. Photo © Studio Pei-Zhu Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum A sophisticated play of shifting angles helps animate the main lobby. Photo © Qingzhu Image Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum With skylights above, a bridge overlooking the main lobby is an excellent place to display art. Photo © Cafa Art Info Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum The architects exposed the building’s original concrete beams in galleries, connecting the past to the present. Photo © Studio Pei-Zhu Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum Image courtesy Studio Pei-Zhu Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum  Image courtesy Studio Pei-Zhu Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum  Image courtesy Studio Pei-Zhu When Zhu Pei and his partner, Wu Tong, began designing Digital Beijing for a site on the western edge of the Olympic Green, the National Swimming Center and National Stadium were already under construction.

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