2024-05-05T00:18:15-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150143766/newly-released-images-of-mad-architect-s-yiwu-grand-theater-proposal-showcase-beautiful-glass-sails Katherine Guimapang 2019-07-01T15:56:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/61/61363317ecb478bb7eab3fc666a36494.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Yiwu Grand Theater's larger than life presence along the Dongyang River is not all for show. <a href="https://archinect.com/madarchitects" target="_blank">MAD Architects</a> aims to create a structure that will be a "monument for the city<em>.</em>" Envisioned as an immersive public space for inhabitants and visitors alike, the overall design for the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/7561/theater" target="_blank">theater</a>&nbsp;will function as a beautiful cultural destination intending on "connecting inhabitants to the waterfront from a new perspective," according to MAD's recent press release.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4eff2389692d1fde1edae3976937e9bf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4eff2389692d1fde1edae3976937e9bf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Yiwu Grand Theater model. Image &copy; MAD Architects</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0acb9f46fee33e826c5b0fb2e4bf5df4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0acb9f46fee33e826c5b0fb2e4bf5df4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Yiwu Grand Theater model. Image &copy; MAD Architects</figcaption></figure><p>The entrancing <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11361/glass" target="_blank">glass</a> sails are designed to mimic the traditional Chinese junks that filled the waters of the city traditionally known for its trading history. Considered a growing center for international trade and commerce, MAD decided to use the curves from the sails of these&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/584260/ships" target="_blank">ships</a> to express a weightless and transparent design for the theater's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/149141/canopy" target="_blank">canopy</a>.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a55f2e0cf59ae1d86f050dfce8ebc8e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a55f2e0cf59ae1d86f050dfce8ebc8e4.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; MAD Architects</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3af570e4fda65a0a37131009c81fd10.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3af570e4fda65a0a37131009c81fd10.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; MAD Architects</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b4cd6c02cb59ac10a9d3b01129fab129.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b4cd6c02cb59ac10a9d3b01129fab129.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; MAD Architects</figcaption></figure><p>According to t...</p>