Archinect - News 2024-12-26T14:44:07-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150327202/construction-begins-on-zaha-hadid-architects-meandering-jinghe-art-center Construction begins on Zaha Hadid Architects’ meandering Jinghe art center Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-10-18T12:37:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/405fcc636a939748fac3f390c0dbeb60.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Construction has commenced on the <a href="https://archinect.com/zaha-hadid" target="_blank">Zaha Hadid Architects</a>-designed Jinghe New City Culture &amp; Art Center in China, following a ground-breaking ceremony on September 16th, 2022. Zaha Hadid Architects <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/8801/zaha-hadid-architects-to-design-a-meandering-jinghe-new-city-culture-art-centre" target="_blank">won the international competition</a> to design and deliver the scheme in June, which will serve as a new cultural and arts destination for the burgeoning Jinghe New City tech hub.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6e3e6f0856498664ec135e949736be5d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6e3e6f0856498664ec135e949736be5d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering by ATCHAIN courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/8801/zaha-hadid-architects-to-design-a-meandering-jinghe-new-city-culture-art-centre" target="_blank">As we reported in June</a> following news of ZHA&rsquo;s commissioning, the new center is organized as a series of &ldquo;flowing volumes, layers, and surfaces interconnecting with courtyards and landscapes.&rdquo;<br></p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b3fe95adc8bbc061bf45b1439e2ca2f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7b3fe95adc8bbc061bf45b1439e2ca2f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Rendering by ATCHAIN courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects</figcaption></figure></figure><p>&ldquo;The Jinghe New City Culture and Art Center will promote the highest standards of construction throughout the city,&rdquo; said one government official about the scheme. &ldquo;Creating a variety of new public spaces to serve the community, the project demonstrates Jingue New City&rsquo;s determination to provide architecture and urbanism ...</p>