The Ancient Tree by Christ & Gantenbein – Jinhua Architecture Park
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Jinhua Architecture Park
Jinhua, China
pavilion for the Jinhua Architecture Park
project planning: 2005-2006
realisation: 2006-2007
building cost: n.a.
structural engineering: WGG Schnetzer Puskas
Ingenieure, Basel
project management on site: FAKE Design, China
17 pavilions in a park along the Yiwu River, dedicated to the memory of the poet Ai Qing.
Jinhua is a small city southwest of Shanghai with an ancient history and a thriving economy based on industry, agriculture and tourism.
In 2002 designer and curator Ai Weiwei invited 16 architects from around the world to design a pavilion for a park on a ribbon of land that stretches over 2 kilometers along the Yiwu River.
The Park is dedicated to the memory of his father, the poet Ai Qing, who was born in Jinhua.
