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As with traditional Suzhou architecture, the design of the Art Museum is organized around a series of

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The synthesis is also reflected in the overall site design, where the plan features a rectangular lay

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The plan of the central hall features a dynamic series of geometric folds that begins with an octagon

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Suzhou Museum is Pei’s third project in Mainland China, after the Fragrant Hills Hotel (1982) and Ban

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References [1] "SUZHOU MUSEUM." Pei Partnership Architects. .

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Elements such as symmetry, geometry, and focus on lines are shared in both Chinese and modernist trad

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While the museum carries over many of the geometric and visual elements that characterize Pei’s desig

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The central water court also features a contemporary rendition of garden rocks, echoing its counterpa