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Cultural architectures have always been

academician He Jingtang’s "specialty".

Project Dachang National Palace is no doubt his another masterpiece. Located in Dachang Hui
Autonomous County, Langfang, Hebei province, the project is supposed by the local
government to be an iconic design, introducing Dachang’s particular culture and enhancing the
soft power of the city. The national palace is thus endowed with multiple functions, serving not
only as the recreation center of the city, but the essential cultural site for the introduction of
local religion and history as well. It has undoubtedly brought lots of challenges to the designer,
because of the special ethnic composition, historical context, religious belief, complex
functional requirements of the site and the setting of a cultural landmark.

In the design of the project, Academician He Jingtang has also carried out his concept of “2
Views” and “3 Characters”, with the starting point of holistic view and sustainable development
concept, fully considering regionalism, cultural, and epochal character of the architecture,
therefore presents us an excellent design.

This is a poetic sanctuary that shows people both the brilliant Islamic culture and our vision for
a better life. This is also a homelike cultural center that provides a spiritual home for local
residents especially Muslims.

Dachang County is a Muslim enclave near Beijing. To revive the Islamic culture and improve the
quality of culture life, the local government developed Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center, a
cultural complex integrating the functions of theatre, exhibition, convention and community
center.

Based on traditional mosque, the building subtly interprets the spatial structure of mosque with
new materials and technologies. The surrounding arches shrink into elegant curves from the
bottom up, while the cambering petal-shaped arches of the reflection in the water look even
more vivid and graceful. The dome sees the translation and abstraction of Islamic symbols
rather than simple mimicking. We constitute the dome with petaloid shells and creatively
transform the interior space into a semi-exterior roof garden flooded with sunshine, fresh air
and vegetation.

Chinese designs towards the world

In recent years, Academician He Jingtang and his team have also begun stepping onto the
international stage, attracting with their splendid designs more and more attention of
internationally renowned architectural media, universities, and critics, and have won their great
praise. On the 10th of this month, Academician He Jingtang will be invited to the Venice
Architecture University to launch an exhibition with the theme of PLACE, CULTURE, TIME——
He Jingtang: Design for Drastically Changing China Opening Activities ,and he will also chair the
opening forum.
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Design Concept:
This is a poetic sanctuary that shows people both the brilliant Islamic culture and our vision for a better life.
This is also a homelike cultural center that provides a spiritual home for local residents especially Muslims.
Dachang County is a Muslim enclave near Beijing. To revive the Islamic culture and improve the quality of
culture life, the local government developed Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center, a cul-tural complex
integrating the functions of theatre, exhibition, convention and community center.
Based on traditional mosque, the building subtly interprets the spatial structure of mosque with new
materials and technologies. The surrounding arches shrink into elegant curves from the bot-tom up, while
the cambering petal-shaped arches of the reflection in the water look even more vivid and graceful. The
dome sees the translation and abstraction of Islamic symbols rather than simple mimicking. We constitute
the dome with petaloid shells and creatively transform the inte-rior space into a semi-exterior roof garden
flooded with sunshine, fresh air and vegetation.

Chinese designs towards the world

In recent years, Academician He Jingtang and his team have also begun stepping onto the interna-tional
stage, attracting with their splendid designs more and more attention of internationally re-nowned
architectural media, universities, and critics, and have won their great praise. On the 10th of this month,
Academician He Jingtang will be invited to the Venice Architecture University to launch an exhibition with
the theme of PLACE, CULTURE, TIME——He Jingtang: Design for Drastically Changing China Opening
Activities ,and he will also chair the opening forum.

https://www.arch2o.com/da-chang-muslim-cultural-center-architectural-design-research-
institute-of-scut/

Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center

Located in Da-chang Hui Autonomous County, Langfang, Hebei province, the project is
supposed by the local government to be an iconic design, introducing Dachang’s particular
culture and enhancing the soft power of the city. The national palace is thus endowed with
multiple functions, serving not only as the recreation center of the city but the essential cultural
site for the introduction of local religion and history as well.

It has undoubtedly brought lots of challenges to the designer, because of the special ethnic
composition, historical context, religious belief, complex functional requirements of the site
and the setting of a cultural landmark.

This is a poetic sanctuary that shows people both the brilliant Islamic culture and our vision for
a better life. This is also a homelike cultural center that provides a spiritual home for local
residents, especially Muslims.

Dachang County is a Muslim enclave near Beijing. To revive the Islamic culture and improve the
quality of culture life, the local government developed Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center, a
cultural complex integrating the functions of theater, exhibition, convention, and community
center.
Based on a traditional mosque, the building subtly interprets the spatial structure of mosque
with new materials and technologies.

The surrounding arches shrink into elegant curves from the bottom up, while the cambering
petal-shaped arches of the reflection in the water look even more vivid and graceful.

The dome sees the translation and abstraction of Islamic symbols rather than simple mimicking.
We constitute the dome with petaloid shells and creatively transform the interior space into a
semi-exterior roof garden flooded with the sunshine, fresh air, and vegetation.