Shenyang Science Museum

Shenyang, China
28,000 sq m
1998

Among the invited architectural firms from Canada, Japan, and the U.S., amphibianArc is selected to be the winner of this competition. The museum program includes a 300-seat IMAX theater, 12,000 sqm of exhibition space, 4,000 sqm classroom/lab, 4,000 sqm library and administration facilities. The overall site design and building layout draws inspiration from astronomical structures, such as the cosmos and our own solar system, with the hope that young children would appreciate the wonder of the universe through the spaces and forms of the building.

ideogram
cosmology
liquidity
calligraphy