{"id":8798,"date":"2026-05-24T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8798"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:17:38","slug":"foster-partners-lines-shanghai-art-gallery-with-tubular-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/foster-partners-lines-shanghai-art-gallery-with-tubular-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Foster + Partners lines Shanghai art gallery with tubular glass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured lazyload\" alt=\"Jia Art gallery in Shanghai by Foster + Partners\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jia-art-shanghai-foster-partners_dezeen_2364_sq_0-852x852-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>Ribbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/glass\/\">glass<\/a> facades wrap the stepped silhouette of the Jia Art <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/galleries\/\">gallery<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/shanghai\/\">Shanghai<\/a>, which was designed by British studio\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/foster-partners\/\">Foster + Partners<\/a> to appear like a cluster of petals.<span id=\"more-2329790\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fosterandpartners.com\/\">Foster + Partners<\/a> referenced flowers in the nearby Changfeng park when creating the curved shape of the gallery, which was designed as the main social hub for the Changfeng development in Shanghai&#8217;s Putuo district.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2330105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2330105\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2330105 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Jia Art gallery in Shanghai by Foster + Partners\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1314\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jia-art-shanghai-foster-partners_dezeen_2364_col_0-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2330105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jia Art is a gallery in Shanghai with a staggered silhouette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Drawing on the geometry of a blossoming flower, the gallery is characterised by its curvilinear form that appears to grow outwards from its centre,&#8221; said Foster + Partners senior partner John Blythe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The building&#8217;s inherent symmetry establishes a sense of calm and balance in this fast-paced city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2330107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2330107\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2330107 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Jia Art gallery in Shanghai by Foster + Partners\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2228\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jia-art-shanghai-foster-partners_dezeen_2364_col_1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2330107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The upper levels were wrapped in tubular glass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A double-height <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/atriums\/\">atrium<\/a> divides Jia Art in two, drawing natural light into the exhibition spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The main galleries are located in the northern end of the building, and the southern side contains exhibition, event and educational spaces designed for the local community to gather.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/09\/23\/foster-partners-gstaad-house-showroom\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Gstaad House by Foster + Partners\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/foster-partners-gstaad-house-showroom-sq_dezeen_2364_col_0-191x191-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Foster + Partners arranges Alpine gallery around three-storey car ramp<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Jia Art is a project that demonstrates the significance of embedding art and culture in our cities,&#8221; said Foster + Partners founder Norman Foster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will bring life to the public spaces, nurturing a sense of community identity, while playing an important role in integrating our new Changfeng development into the wider fabric of Shanghai.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2330111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2330111\" style=\"width: 1625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2330111 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Gallery in Shanghai with tubular glass facades\" width=\"1625\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jia-art-shanghai-foster-partners_dezeen_2364_col_4-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2330111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steel tubes created curved, ribbed patterns on the building&#8217;s exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The building&#8217;s upper levels step outwards and cantilever over the public space outside.<\/p>\n<p>Tubular glass creates a ribbed effect in the building&#8217;s facades, framed by curved stainless steel tubes that run up the walls and around the undersides of the roof and cantilevers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2330129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2330129\" style=\"width: 2052px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2330129 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Atrium in a gallery in Shanghai by Foster + Partners\" width=\"2052\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jia-art-shanghai-foster-partners_dezeen_2364_col_8-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2330129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steel tubes curve over the balconies in the atrium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Foster + Partners designed the interior of the atrium to echo Jia Art&#8217;s exterior, with walls of steel tubes cascading over balconies.<\/p>\n<p>Other cultural projects by the studio that have recently featured on Dezeen include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/02\/foster-partners-zayed-national-museum\/\">the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi<\/a>, which is topped with soaring ventilation towers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/12\/02\/foster-partners-zayed-national-museum\/\">plans for a sculpture\u00a0garden\u00a0beside the\u00a0Rijksmuseum\u00a0in\u00a0Amsterdam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The photography is courtesy of Foster + Partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/05\/24\/jia-art-shanghai-foster-partners\/\">Foster + Partners lines Shanghai art gallery with tubular glass<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ribbed glass facades wrap the stepped silhouette of the Jia Art gallery in Shanghai, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8798"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8798"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8807,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8798\/revisions\/8807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}