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In the Jinhua Architecture Park in China, 17 pavilions in a park along theYiwu River, are 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.

Exhibition Space – Tatiana Bilbao
Mexico

Restaurant – Johan de Wachter Architects / Fun Design Consultancy
The Netherlands

Book Bar – Michael Maltzan
USA

All 17 pavilions after the break.

Multimedia Room – Knowspace / Erhard An-He Kinzelbach
Austria

Welcome Centre – Till Schweizer
Germany

The Ancient Tree – Christ & Gantenbein
Switzerland

Newspaper Stand – Toshiko Mori
USA

Baby Dragon – HHF architects
Switzerland

Tea House – Liu JiaKun
China

Bridge Tea House – Fernando Romero
Mexico

Coffee House – Wang Shu
China

Internet Cafe – Ding Yi & Chen Shu Yu
China

Multifunctional Space – Yung Ho Chang
China

Reading Space – Herzog & de Meuron
Switzerland

The Manager Room – Buchner & Bruendler Arcitecten
Switzerland

Toilet – Wang Xing Wei & Xu Tian Tian
China

Images: Iwan Baan

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