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Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum

Architect
Zaha Hadid Architects
Place
Guangming District, Shenzhen, China
Type
Museum

A sweeping metallic museum in Shenzhen, with cascading terraces and a vast central atrium opening towards its park.

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Rounded, overlapping museum volumes step back above glazed entrances and a broad paved forecourt.
Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum — photograph 2
Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
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Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source
Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum — photograph 32
Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand · Published project source

Research notes

The museum’s public opening and the dates of individual construction packages describe different stages of one project.

Builder CSCEC identifies Zaha Hadid Architects and Guangming District Science Park. A later Guangming government report confirms that the museum opened to visitors on 1 May 2025.

This chronology matters when reading product case studies or construction photographs. An earlier supplier installation date does not mean the museum was already open. The verified opening is a public-use milestone, rather than a date for every part of the building.

What the sources do not establish
  • The opening date is not presented as the completion date of every construction or fit-out package.

Sources & evidence

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

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Verified project and conservation specifications. This is a partial record; original and later conservation phases are distinguished.

Colored Glaze photovoltaic glazing

Used for
Roof daylight glazing with photovoltaic generation
Product
Colored Glaze - 100 W, 1492 x 550 mm
Manufacturer
GAIN SOLAR / Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology
Finish
Black surface
Phase
Supplier installation record (2023)

The supplier specifies this module size and rating for the museum roof. The catalog date concerns installation, not the museum opening.

Specification evidence

Checked 2026-10-30

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