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Jinhua Architecture Park, China
All images by: Iwan Baan

The restaurant’s rigid but elegant structure of steel, stone and bamboo represents an interpretation of the Chinese dining culture. The traditional restaurant typology of “watching and being watched” is emphasized in the project. Three “speeds” of eating are integrated in one building. This assortment is provided by “vending machines” (street food), a “3D tablescape” (medium food), and a “lounge restaurant” (slow food).

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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.

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