Take a look at the kinetic facade of Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio’s new Bund Finance Centre in Shanghai

2017-10-14T09:00:00-04:00

The Bund Finance Center, designed by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio, is a major new mixed-use project on in Shanghai’s waterfront. The 420,000-square meter masterplan, composed of eight buildings, links the old town to the financial district.

The project include office space, restaurant, luxury boutiques, a public plaza and at the cultural center. The iconic moving veil of the cultural center adapts to the changing uses of the building, revealing or hiding interior spaces. Developed in collaboration with local engineers Tongji University, the facade is organized along three tracks and made of layers of ‘tassels’ – a reference to the traditional Chinese bridal headdress. Each tassel length is between two and sixteen meters.

Gerard Evenden, Head of Studio and Senior Executive Partner, Foster + Partners commented: “The Bund Finance Centre creates a pivo...

Barkow Leibinger’s “Kinetic Wall” prototype exhibited at the Venice Biennale 2014

2014-06-11T20:37:00-04:00

American/German architectural practice Barkow Leibinger is back at the Venice Biennale with "Kinetic Wall". Specifically designed for this year's Biennale, the prototype highlights the evolution of wall-making while also standing as an ode to the 20th century fantasy of kinetic architecture -- or architecture that can move. Kinetic Wall is currently on display in the Wall Room at the "Elements of Architecture“ exhibition in the Venice Biennale.

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See it in action in the video below.

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Take a look at the kinetic facade of Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio’s new Bund Finance Centre in Shanghai

Barkow Leibinger’s “Kinetic Wall” prototype exhibited at the Venice Biennale 2014