Shanghai Children’s Art Theater Renovation designed by Wujie Rong, SAIC-GM Pavilion (abbreviated GM Pavilion) is one of the enterprise Pavilions during Shanghai World Expo 2010 Shanghai, Providing high-tech means to shows people the future vision for the urban mobility systems. The concept of GM Pavilion was inspired by the shape of auto parts with a spiral-shaped curve symbolizing the bright future of the automotive industry. Aluminum is the most common material in the automobile manufacturing and more than 4,000 irregular pieces of aluminum sheets which were positioned by BIM and 3D laser scanning technology during construction process composed the curved surface.  SAIC-GM Pavilion was originally built as a temporary building, so some components such as the steel beams and LED screens can be technically recycled. Instead of using an all-welded structure, a “bolt” plus “spot welding” technology was applied to ensure the comprehensive utilization of the recyclable building materials. Photography: Shao Feng
After the World Expo, the Shanghai municipal government finally decided to transform SAIC-GM Pavilion into Shanghai Children’s Art Theatre which included a 1088 seat auditorium, a 300 seat theater, a children’s training center and other facilities. Coincidentally?this temporary building was renovated into a permanent one with new function requirements by the same design team. Part of the open space at the first floor was ...