tianjin urban planning museum, china by cie architects
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dutch firm de architekten cie. recently received first prize in the competition to design
the tianjin urban planning museum, china.

the building is composed of 3 distinct sections: urban planning museum and offices,
new year's painting gallery and studios, and a conference centre totaling 29,000 sqm
including parking. the conceptual framework for the project emerged from superimposing
different urban fabrics from the traditional city plan of tianjin to produce a bored block
of varying porosity. block strategies were used for accessibility allowing daylight
and ventilation in the building. furthermore, through a combined analysis of historical
building methods and materials indigenous to the region, the proposal was able to engage
with the chinese building tradition while developing a distinctly modern and highly
sustainable museum project. de architekten cie collaborated with arup amsterdam on issues
of sustainability and structure and was assisted throughout the design and presentation
process by their partners in shanghai, UNIT architects.


tianjin urban planning museum, china - detail rendering
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tianjin urban planning museum, china - detail rendering
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tianjin urban planning museum, china - interior
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tianjin urban planning museum, china - interior
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tianjin urban planning museum, china - interior
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tianjin urban planning museum, china - interior
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