Photography
Books
Exhibitions
News
About
Contact

Search

Facebook
Instagram

#{title} — Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen China – URBANUS
2008
With thousands of artists in the area busily forging famous (and obscure) paintings, Dafen is an intriguing place for an art museum. A “village” within the city of Shenzhen, it features streets and alleys packed with studios producing counterfeit paintings, many of which are bought to decorate hotel rooms in the United States and elsewhere, To help upgrade the neighborhood and attract tourists, the local government help an invited competition for the museum and selected Urbanus Architecture & Design, a Chinese firm with offices in Shenzhen and Beijing, to design the building.

Was featured in: Abitare Magazine April 2008.

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

#{title}

Tags:

China,
Dafen,
Museum,
URBANUS Architects,
and Village

Other projects tagged with China, Dafen, Museum, URBANUS Architects and Village

Pavilion, Jinhua Architecture Park, China – Liu JiaKun

Pavilion, Jinhua Architecture Park, China – Liu JiaKun

Kiasma Helsinki – Steven Holl

Kiasma Helsinki – Steven Holl

Pavilion, Jinhua Architecture Park, China – Yung Ho Chang

Pavilion, Jinhua Architecture Park, China – Yung Ho Chang

Ninghai Museum – Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu

Ninghai Museum – Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu

Pavilion, Jinhua Architecture Park, China – Wang Xing Wei

Pavilion, Jinhua Architecture Park, China – Wang Xing Wei

BAMPFA – Diller Scofidio + Renfro

BAMPFA – Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Fondazione Prada Tower – OMA

Fondazione Prada Tower – OMA

Linked Hybrid Housing, Beijing China – Steven Holl

Linked Hybrid Housing, Beijing China – Steven Holl

Community Centre, Yangzhou China – Zhang Lei Architect

Community Centre, Yangzhou China – Zhang Lei Architect

SØF Maritime Museum

SØF Maritime Museum

Pérez Art Museum Miami – Herzog & de Meuron

Pérez Art Museum Miami – Herzog & de Meuron

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum The Netherlands – Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum The Netherlands – Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Home
Portfolio
Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen China – URBANUS

Iwan Baan Photography, Rozenstraat 145, 1016 NP Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: studio@iwan.com — all images © Iwan Baan 1996 - 2026