Foster + Partners lines Shanghai art gallery with tubular glass
Foster + Partners has designed the Jia Art gallery in Shanghai, featuring a unique ribbed glass facade that resembles a cluster of petals. The gallery serves as a social hub for the Changfeng development, integrating art and culture into the urban landscape. Its design aims to foster community identity and enhance public spaces in the bustling city.
- ▪The Jia Art gallery is characterized by its curvilinear form inspired by flowers in nearby Changfeng park.
- ▪The building features a double-height atrium that allows natural light into the exhibition spaces.
- ▪The upper levels of the gallery are wrapped in tubular glass, creating a ribbed effect on the facade.
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Foster + Partners lines Shanghai art gallery with tubular glass Share: Amy Peacock | 24 May 2026 Leave a comment Ribbed glass facades wrap the stepped silhouette of the Jia Art gallery in Shanghai, which was designed by British studio Foster + Partners to appear like a cluster of petals. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1506076990687-0'); }); Foster + Partners 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's Putuo district.
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