The building punctuates the coastline of the East Lake in Chengdu as a lantern seen from afar. Exhibition rooms are lighted by four skylights which give the characteristic to the building ...Collapse

The museum is a continuous space that leads visitors from exhibition halls on park level to the roof plaza by an outdoor ramp. The paroxysm of the architectural event is at the roof plaza where open exhibitions and activities take place. A restaurant room with a glass façade offers a stunning view over the lake. Visitors wander down via a round open air stair back to the museum shop ...Collapse

The building is made of bricks to the memory of the old city of Chengdu and the factory which used to be there ...Collapse