Zaha Hadid Architects updates progress on Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum construction

2024-10-10T10:26:00-04:00

Zaha Hadid Architects is moving towards the end of construction for the Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum.

What will become the "pearl" of the city’s Guangming Science City district is just a few short months from completion. When it opens, it will yield about 1.35 million square feet of learning and exhibition space wrapped in a high-performance envelope that emerges from Guangming Park to address the city to the east orientation.

ZHA tells us: "The museum’s procurement, full life-cycle performance and adaptability for future configuration are also evaluated and assessed to reduce embodied carbon and achieve the highest Three-Star rating of China’s Green Building Evaluation Standard."

Zaha Hadid Architects reveals details of their latest museum project, Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum

2020-12-02T14:36:00-05:00

In true parametric fashion, the design team at Zaha Hadid Architects reveals their plans for a new museum located in Shenzhen, China. The new Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum will be the "pearl" of the city's technology and innovation corridor in the Guangming Science City. The latest visuals showcase voluminous forms and eye-catching undulating terraces, and U-shaped volume.

According to the team at Zaha, "The design is a volumetric response to the distinct conditions of the site. Responding to the city to the east, the design is defined by its solidity and dynamic curvilinear geometries that express the many urban circulation routes."

The museum is approximately 1,345,483 sq. f (125,000 sq.m) in size and is set to be a focal point for...

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Zaha Hadid Architects updates progress on Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum construction

Zaha Hadid Architects reveals details of their latest museum project, Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum