Pinghe Bibliotheater
Shanghai, ChinaOPEN ArchitectureInstitutional Architecture, Art, Culture, Institutional Interior Design The Blue Whale or Ocean Liner? OPEN's New Library + Theater Building in ShanghaiPinghe Bibliotheater is the core of OPEN’s latest project—School as Village/Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe International School. A library, a theater, and a black box interlock together like a Chinese puzzle to form this characteristic building that some call ‘the blue whale’ while others see it as an ocean liner. The unique form of the building and the free-flowing spaces not only cultivate the students’ inte... (continued)


Shanghai, China
OPEN Architecture
Institutional Architecture, Art, Culture, Institutional Interior Design
The Blue Whale or Ocean Liner? OPEN's New Library + Theater Building in Shanghai
Pinghe Bibliotheater is the core of OPEN’s latest project—School as Village/Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe International School. A library, a theater, and a black box interlock together like a Chinese puzzle to form this characteristic building that some call ‘the blue whale’ while others see it as an ocean liner. The unique form of the building and the free-flowing spaces not only cultivate the students’ inte... (continued)