Following a groundbreaking ceremony on September 16, 2022, work has officially begun on the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Center in China, which was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. The international competition to design and implement the project, which will act as a new cultural and artistic destination for the developing Jinghe New City tech cluster, was won by Zaha Hadid Architects in June.
A government official said of the plan, “The Jinghe New City Culture and Art Center will promote the highest standards of construction throughout the city. The project demonstrates Jingue New City’s desire to provide architecture and urbanism of the greatest quality by creating a variety of new public places to serve the community.”
The public spaces will include networks of raised pedestrian walkways that lift visitors above the eight lanes of car traffic that intersect the property, according to new renderings of the facility.
The center weaves through the city to link its commercial and residential districts with the parks and river to the south, while also bringing the city’s residents into the heart of the building and providing direct access to the planned metro station, according to a statement made by Zaha Hadid Architects at the time the concept was unveiled.
A high-tech headquarters for BEEAH Group will be opened in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in 2022, marking the completion of one of Zaha Hadid Architects’ last projects before she passed away. According to reports, the company is also creating a metaverse metropolis for Liberland under the direct supervision of the principal, Patrik Schumacher.
