In 2007 Sutherland Hussey Harris, in collaboration with Beijing based Pan­solution, won first prize in the international competition for the design of the new City Museum for Chengdu in Sichuan, China.

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Architects: Sutherland Hussey Harris

Location: Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Area: 65000.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Arch-Exist Photography , Courtesy of SHH

Collaborative Executive Architects: Pansolution International

Design Institute: CAPDI (China Aviation Planning and Design Institute) - covers also structural engineering and mechanical & electrical.

Interior Design: Beijing Truebond Building Decoration Engineering Co
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From the architect. In 2007 Sutherland Hussey Harris, in collaboration with Beijing based Pan­solution, won first prize in the international competition for the design of the new City Museum for Chengdu in Sichuan, China.

Courtesy of SHH

Tian-Fu Square was recently established in the historic core as a new central focus of Chengdu. The Existing Science museum forms the entire Northern edge with a giant statue of Chairman Mao saluting the main North South city axis, and on the East side a new concert hall is planned.

Ground Floor

The New Chengdu Museum sits on the West s...