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China

Tai Yuan Museum

The city of Taiyuan, 3.3 million inhabitants south of Beijing, entrusted Paul Andreu the design of its archaeological museum.

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In collaboration with BIAD, we developed the project with him, determined the layout of the exhibition floors, the structures and facade architecture - the five oblique volumes of the museum are clad in kliplock sheets with vertical butt joints enhanced with glass blade upstands.

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Status

Esquisse 2007 - AVP 2010 - livraison décembre 2011

Location

Tai Yuan / Chine

Client

Ville de Tai Yuan

Commission

Maîtrise d’oeuvre complète

Programme

Musée archéologique

Area

50.000 m²

Cost

60 M€

Lead architect

Paul Andreu Architecte Paris

Associate architect

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BIAD (Beijing Institute of Architectural Design)