Snøhetta and BIAD Break Ground for the New Beijing Art Museum in Tongzhou

Snøhetta and BIAD Break Ground for the New Beijing Art Museum in Tongzhou
The Beijing Art Museum by Snøhetta and BIAD. Image © Proloog The Beijing Art Museum by Snøhetta and BIAD. Image © Proloog

Snøhetta, in collaboration with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), has won the international competition to design the Beijing Art Museum in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The project officially broke ground on December 31, 2025, with completion and public opening anticipated in 2029. Conceived as a new landmark for the eastern part of the city, the museum will form part of Tongzhou's cultural and civic development strategy as Beijing's sub-center. The commission marks Snøhetta's second major cultural project in the Chinese capital, following the Beijing Library, which opened to the public in 2023 and has since become a key reference for contemporary civic architecture in the city.

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