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Chengdu Science Fiction Museum

Architect
Zaha Hadid Architects
Place
Chengdu, China
Year
2023
Type
Museum

Published by ArchDaily

Broad silver roof spreading above a low museum and reflected in still water.
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source

Explore how Chengdu’s science fiction museum connects Jingrong Lake, a central atrium and public routes beneath its spreading roof.

Aerial view of a star-shaped museum roof beside a lake, with low clouds over the city.
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Museum and lake seen from above at dusk, with warm light beneath the roof.
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
High atrium with curved balconies, escalators and an oval skylight.
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 5
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 6
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 7
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 8
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 9
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 10
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 11
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum — photograph 12
Photography: Arch-Exist, Lan Dongjie · Published project source

Research notes

A cultural venue organized around a lakefront journey rather than an isolated exhibition box.

The museum stands at Jingrong Lake in Chengdu’s Pidu District. Its roof spreads outward from a central atrium, while pedestrian routes connect the surrounding park to indoor and outdoor gathering spaces.

Exhibitions share the building with conference and event facilities. Read the photographs as a sequence of approaches, sheltered edges and interior views: the relationship between roof and route helps explain how these different activities belong together.

What the sources do not establish
  • The cited account is not a complete construction specification. Unnamed products, suppliers and performance claims are not inferred from photographs.

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Research checked 2026-11-02 · Editorial policy & corrections

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