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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Ennead Architects

Location: New Nanhui Town, Pudong District, Shanghai / 上海, China (Mainland)
Project Substantial Completion Date: 3/20/2020
Program type(s): Public Assembly - Entertainment/Culture
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 410000
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 420,000
Project substantial completion date: 3/20/2020
Climate zone: 3A
Project site: Greenfield (previously undeveloped land)
Project team: 
Exhibits: Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Inc.
Rendering: Atchain
Lighting: Brandston Partnership, Inc.
Engineering: BuroHappold Consulting Engineers
Structural Engineers: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers R.L.L.P.
Model Maker: Bohai Models
James Sweitzer, Ph.D.
Construction: Shanghai Construction No. 7 (Group) Co., LTD
Exhibits: Xenario Exhibition Design and Fabrication, Ltd.

Project Overview:
The singular design for the 420,000 square-foot Shanghai Astronomy Museum originates in the dynamic forces of the Universe—orbital motion, weightlessness, monumental scale —and creates a new landmark for the Lingang area, located about forty-five minutes from the central business district of Shanghai. Like ancient structures of civilizations past, the building seeks to viscerally connect humanity to the power and awe of the Universe, not only through its inspirational form and in-depth exhibits, but through an architecture that demonstrates for its visitors real astronomic phenomena.

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