MOUNTAIN POETRY
- RUSHAN'S CULTURAL SANCTUARYMuseum hub to celebrate the ancient Chinese culture and artistic expression
Rushan, China
International Architecture Competition
by Young Architects Competitions
2023 Winter
Team Work
Competition Brief
Link to competition page:
https://www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com/past-competitions/weihai-shandong-art-museum
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The competition aims at creating an art/museum hub to become a socio-economic driver for the city of Rushan. It poses challenges on multiple levels for all architects. Firstly, the exhibition theme has always been a particularly sensitive design issue: the success of a museum or cultural center does not only depend on the quality of the collection displayed there, but also - if not especially - on the quality of the visitor route. It is movement, discovery, scenic and theatrical devices that make a cultural center an attractive place, providing visitors with a rewarding and cathartic experience. Secondly, the client’s goal is to create a museum hub that is connected to its context involving and enhancing the surrounding landscape. Therefore, architects shall design an exhibition route that is intertwined, connected and enhanced by virtues of its relationship with the natural environment. Furthermore, the project will enhance and materialize local identity: by visiting the museum visitors will experience the most authentic essence of rural China, of an ancient and fascinating region. It will be a pilot project, which can serve as an example and inspire further development of neighboring areas, such as Weihai, and thus turn the region into the cultural heart of the Shangdong province.
Link to competition page:
https://www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com/past-competitions/weihai-shandong-art-museum