Project OverviewTangBao (Fort Tang) Academy ? Community and Civic Center is situated in the village of Tangzhuang of the town Chenbao, a part of the city of Xinhua, a city in the contemporary Jiangsu Pronvince previously known as Shaoyang or Chushui. Ancient Xinhua, a place full of cultural roots, is home to famous Chinese novelist Naian Shi and Banqiao Zhen, one of the famous Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, thus the resulting humanistic affluence is one of the most identifying characteristics and environs. TangBao Academy builds upon the traditional cultural base of the region, seeing the base as a solid starting ground to design and construct a civic center in order to germinate century old humanistic traditions into contemporary daily village life. This unique cultural element requires the architecture to be deeply rooted in tradition, serving the present, and creating an educational and productive rural enclosure for kids, locals, and visitors alike, thus spurring more spatial possibilities for endless modern village cultural activities and events.
© Kun Zhang

Architects: ARCPLUS · Free Studio

Location: Tangzhuang Village, Chenbao Town, Xinhua, Jiangsu Province, China

Category: Cultural Center

Project Chief Architect: Yue Shen

Architectural Design Team: Ye Wang, Jiamiao Jiang, Heng,Qiu

Design Organization: Arcplus Institute of Shanghai Architecture Design and Research (Co. Ltd) Free Studio

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