2024-11-14T11:26:04-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150239390/design-team-selected-for-the-new-shenzhen-natural-history-museum Sean Joyner 2020-11-30T11:22:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7f/7f72cc63a5d57e48961788b911d13395.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/12533/3xn" target="_blank">3XN</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/bharchitects" target="_blank">B+H</a>, and Zhubo Design were recently awarded first place in an international design competition for the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum, set to be the first large-scale comprehensive natural museum in Southern China once complete.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea3ac7041ba4955ff33a590eb382c03b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea3ac7041ba4955ff33a590eb382c03b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83f017d81722bb91b2d1ba044b54dbfc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"></a>The new 42,000-square-meter museum will be dedicated to the interpretation and communication of the theories of natural evolution, showing the region of Shenzhen and its ecology in the larger context of the world.</p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3cfae827814638eb9973b0b818068695.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3c/3cfae827814638eb9973b0b818068695.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The design scheme, entitled "Delta," organically emerges from the river delta that sits on the site, inviting visitors to traverse atop its accessible green roof. A public park expands throughout the roof and articulates the museum's organic form. The bending geometry leads museum-goers to a cave-inspired passage that connects to the museum lobby along with multiple cafes and public spaces.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/24/2417f4ca3993314699a26312359aeb24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/24/2417f4ca3993314699a26312359aeb24.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150187708/yvonne-farrell-and-shelley-mcnamara-of-grafton-architects-named-2020-pritzker-prize-winners" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize Laureate Yvonne Farrell</a>, Co-Founder of <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/12595/grafton-architects" target="_blank">Grafton Architects</a> and one of the judges for the competition, said of the proposal: "This buildi...</p>