Jinhua Architecture Park - North Bank [金华建筑艺术公园（北）]
Riverbanks rehabilitation including art projects
Location: [金东新区，清照路] Qingzhao Road, Jindong District, Jinhua, Zhejiang
Typology: Riverside park Scale: 2km Contracting authority: Fake Design Main Stakeholders: 17 architects: Wang Shu, Xu Tiantian, Wang Xingwei, Herzog & De Meuron, Liu Jakun, Toshiko Mori… Year: 2002-2004
Local authorities of Jinhua asked Ai Weiwei to design a colossal park in the memory of his father, the poet Ai Qing. On the North bank of Yiwu River, he invited 17 architects from around the world to create a collection of artworks within the park. Those multifunctional pavilions include a café (Wang Shu), public conveniences (studio DnA), tea houses (Liu Jiakun) or elements with artistic purpose only, like the Newspaper Stand (Toshiko Mori) or the Reading Space (Herzog & De Meuron). In its middle, the park hosts an Archaeological Archives building.
Keywords: Art in the city, Collection
Riverbanks rehabilitation including art projects
Location: [金东新区，清照路] Qingzhao Road, Jindong District, Jinhua, Zhejiang
Typology: Riverside park Scale: 2km Contracting authority: Fake Design Main Stakeholders: 17 architects: Wang Shu, Xu Tiantian, Wang Xingwei, Herzog & De Meuron, Liu Jakun, Toshiko Mori… Year: 2002-2004
Local authorities of Jinhua asked Ai Weiwei to design a colossal park in the memory of his father, the poet Ai Qing. On the North bank of Yiwu River, he invited 17 architects from around the world to create a collection of artworks within the park. Those multifunctional pavilions include a café (Wang Shu), public conveniences (studio DnA), tea houses (Liu Jiakun) or elements with artistic purpose only, like the Newspaper Stand (Toshiko Mori) or the Reading Space (Herzog & De Meuron). In its middle, the park hosts an Archaeological Archives building.
Keywords: Art in the city, Collection