Detail of the recycled bricks in the wall the ningbo museum, located in the near suburb of yinzhou near university of nottingham, ningbo, is another architectural masterpiece of zheijang architect wang shu. The ningbo museum, was raised in an isolated plain, in the city of the same name, in the eastern province of zhejiang, east of china located on the east coast of china, ningbo is a historical and cultural city with 7000 years of civilization and history 1200. Yesterday chinese architect wang shu was awarded the 2012 pritzker prize, one the worlds highest honors in architecture. Pdf city, tradition and contemporary china from wang shu. Acts as the weather barrier for the building traditional construction technique picture retrieved from. Present version of ningbo museum by caroline fong on prezi. The city of ningbo is connected to shanghai road through the worlds longest bridge over the sea, also the chinese bullet train. Image 1 of 17 from gallery of ningbo historic museum wang shu, amateur architecture studio. Visit ningbo museum on your trip to ningbo or china inspirock. The site is in history a birthplace of early marine transportation and trade business in ningbo.
Mar 01, 2012 as part of an overall protectionplan of the historic buildings in the area, the waiting room of this former port building was reconstructed into a large museum for contemporary art by the participation of architects and the promotion of the amateur studio. Manual labor as a model initially, the biggest challenge was to find. Ningbo historic museum wang shu, amateur architecture. The ningbo museum sits on a massive unpopulated plaza in yinzhou, a district in the city of ningbo with a 5,000year history that looks like it was established last year.
Overview of ningbos ningbos history museum in relation to cultural. Wang shus powerful ningbo history museum is made of rubble. Ningbo museum photo from ningbo, locating in the east coast of china, is a historical and cultural city which has 7,000 years of civilization and 1,200 years of city history. Pritzker career as a new phase of activity,9 writing that now commissions for one. The museum focuses on ningbo area history and traditional customs. Gallery of ningbo historic museum wang shu, amateur. Sep 06, 2012 ningbo has quite a bit of exiting new architecture, but on my 3 mile walk from the university to the museum, i didnt even pass one convenience store or see a single taxi go by. The exterior of the ningbo historic museum was conceived as a kind of. Wang shu and the possibilities of architectural regionalism. The 10 best things to do in ningbo 2020 with photos. Pdf city, tradition and contemporary china from wang shus. Ningbo was once a walled city, besieged by foreign powers. Ningbo museum 2020 all you need to know before you go. Hotels near ningbo museum, ningbo best hotel rates near.
Ningbo is one of chinas oldest cities, with a history dating to the hemudu culture in 4800 bc. Ningbo museum, ningbo ticket price timings address. Ningbo museum is just one of ningbos many landmarks to discover. Ningbo museum ningbo, china, 2003 2008 wang shu chinese. Nov 9, 2015 ningbo museum ningbo, china, 2003 2008 wang shu chinese architect, b. The ningbo history museum is one of the signature projects of wang shu, an architect who was not widely known until he received the 2012 pritzker prize, architectures equivalent of the nobel prize. Ningbo historic museum by amateur architecture studio icon. Photos of the building circulated widely when it was completed, and wang shu has gotten a lot of recent press for good reason this is handsdown the best work of contemporary architecture ive yet. Ningbo history museumwang shu inhabitat green design. Ningbo calm waves is situated in the lowlying coastal plain on the yong river, some 16 miles 25 km upstream from its mouth in hangzhou bay, at the confluence where two tributaries, the yuyao and fenghua rivers, join the main stream. Amateur architecture studio, ningbo history museum, 2008, zhejiang, china.
Ningbo has quite a bit of exiting new architecture, but on my 3 mile walk from the university to the museum, i didnt even pass one convenience store or see a single taxi go by. Souvenirs of ningbos traditional customs have been preserved here. The museum was once a place for meeting and transaction of ningbo banking business. Visitors can find the best hotel prices near many museums and art galleries only on. View the full picture gallery of ningbo contemporary art museum. Perhaps ningbos greatest distinction is the tianyi pavilion the oldest library in all of china. The public response has been resoundingly positive.
Tag the products to link them with their product sheets. The history museum at ningbo is one of those unique buildings that while striking in photos, is even more moving when experienced. In iwan baans website, we found one of the latest works he photographed, the ningbo historic museum designed by wang shu, amateur architecture. After all, it was partly because ningbo has demolished all of its history, he says, that officials commissioned the museum. Wang shu on amateur architecture studios ningbo museum. At present ningbo is a key part of international trade offering more than 110 shipping lines and regarded as holding one of the largest ports in the world.
Old villages previously here have been razed for the expansion of urba nization to this area, so wang shu c omments that. The ningbo museum is located on the west side of jinzhou central plaza, in the town of ningbo in zhejiang province. The streets that surround it are wide enough to accommodate six lanes of traffic, but are virtually carfree. History of ningbo 2 4 shiba,ningpo and its hinterland, 393396. Ningbo museum 2020 all you need to know before you go with. From smallscale design of venice biennale tiles garden exhibition to large scale works such as ningbo. The search for an authentic and modern chinese regional architecture takes an encouraging turn with the ningbo museum.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Located in a new district of ningbo, this museum seeks to marry 1200 years of city history to the natural environment, in accordance with chinese tradition. Located in ningbo and with ningbo romon upark reachable. See more ideas about ningbo, history museum and museum. As part of an overall protectionplan of the historic buildings in the area, the waiting room of this former port building was reconstructed into a large museum for contemporary art by the participation of architects and the promotion of the amateur studio. This attitude is nowhere more clear than at the ningbo historic museum, completed in 2009 by architect wang shu of amateur architecture studio. The result is a stunning attempt to turn the museum inside out and encourage visitors to touch the past in the same way that they might scale a mountain.
Wang shu 2012 laureate essay the pritzker architecture prize. Converted and rebuilt from a port control building, the museum construction retains the control tower which, along with the unique architectural form of dualshell square base symbolizes an ark of art parked by the river. Selected through an international competition in 20, the project will provide a new home for the ningbo city librarys massive collection the regions largest for historic and ancient books. It is located in yinzhou district and was opened on december 5, 2008. On display at tianyi ge, one will find some of the oldest mahjong pieces in china as well, as there is plenty of evidence suggesting the game origina.
Ningbo museum is designed by wang shu, the first chinese citizen to win the pritzker architecture prize in 2012. The ningbo historic museum by architect lu wenyu was built in ningbo, zhejiang, china in 2007. That is because the east china sea has played a huge role in the history and culture of ningbo. Ningbo was known as a trade city on the silk road at least two thousand years ago, and then as a major port for foreign trade along with yangzhou and guangzhou in the tang dynasty, and quanzhou and guangzhou in the sung dynasty. Completed in 2008, the ningbo history museum is a 30,000squaremetre building located in the city of ningbo in zhejiang province, china. Ningbo history museum is located i n a new developm ent district of ningbo.
Dec 12, 2015 design concept towards cultural values 2. It employs recycled materials with modern construction techniques, using the local practice of wapan wall building, where materials from buildings damaged in typhoons are reused. Aug 26, 2015 ningbo museum history, culture and architecture. Using bamboo board after cracking texture effects achieve the natural effect 2.
Combination of wapan masonry and mortal with a concrete linear panel, integrated horizontally into the panel every three meters. A wide range of hotels are available near ningbo museum, from the friendly jinjiang inn ningbo yinzhou wanda siming east road to the luxurious nanyuan universe deluxe hotel. Ningbo, wadegiles romanization ningpo, city, northeastern zhejiang sheng province, china. The 10 best hotels near ningbo museum in ningbo, china. But for him, the first thing a history museum should collect is traces of time to face the past. Today the fortress of ningbo seems to be besieged by critical regionalism with chinese characteristics. No 10 zhanchuan street, not far from the east gate of the.
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