Location: Jinan, China.

Architect: Architecture Studio.

Jinan is one of the most important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and has deep roots in culture and art. It is the capital state of Qi Lu and is the intersection of Ji culture and Lu culture. The High-tech science and technology cultural centre is located in the hi-tech zone in front of the international conference and exhibition centre, near the cross between Industrial South Road and Northwest Exhibition Road. This large-scale initiative involves the development of a new mixed neighbourhood west of Jinan, the political, economic, cultural, scientific and financial capital of China’s Shandong Province, on a 6 km2 site. To improve the operational effectiveness and overall quality of the area and optimally integrate into Jinan’s overall economic development, the project needs to solve new problems arising from population densification.

This urban transformation is reflected in the construction of a Cultural Center covering three major municipal institutions: the Museum of Fine Arts, the library and the Performing Arts Center. It is completed by a shopping centre, a multiple-use hotel and office tower, and a 2,000-space parking lot. The complex’s iconic architecture is based on side-by-side diamond-shaped structures connected by public passages, with a double perforated aluminium plate façade and a dynamic façade tilt.