Culture Art Center by Coop Himmelb(l)au, Changsha, China
A runner-up to Zaha Hadid Architects’ winning design for the new Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Art Centre, Coop Himmelb(l)au’s design for the same competition, the International Culture & Art Centre + Grand Theatre seeks to mesh with natural settings, offering itself up as a 'Chinese Garden' collection of artifacts.