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Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
General information
Type	Arts complex
Location	Pudong, Shanghai, China
Construction started	26 March 2002
Completed	31 December 2004
Inaugurated	1 July 2005
Technical details
Structural system	Reinforced concrete frame, steel roof girder, glass facade
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Paul Andreu

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The Shanghai Oriental Art Center (Chinese: 上海东方艺术中心; Chinese: 上海東方藝術中心; pinyin: Shànghǎi Dōngfāng Yìshù Zhōngxīn) is one of the leading performing arts and cultural facilities in Shanghai and China and was designed by French architect Paul Andreu and the Huadong Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. Located adjacent to Century Avenue in the Pudong Administration and Culture Center, the landmark building was officially opened at the end of 2004 and has come to symbolize the growth of western and traditional art forms in China in recent years. Various cultural and musical performances are currently held in the center, including the 2005 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Shanghai Concert.

The building merges architectural artistry with functionality. The material of the façades is mainly laminated glass incorporating perforated metal sheets. The five interconnected hemispherical halls or 'petals', resembling a butterfly or butterfly orchid from above, each 'petal' belonging in turn to the entrance hall, the Performance Hall, the Concert Hall, the Exhibition Hall, and the Opera Hall, respectively. To avoid confusion when inside, the interior of each of the five segments are decorated with large distinctly coloured pebbles hung on the walls as a means of differentiating between them. Inside, the dark granite floors and richly hued furnishings offer the feeling of being inside a forest, while the metal-layered glass screen walls filter the sunshine for a softly diffused forest floor effect.

The project includes also all the suitable backstage facilities for the needs of the performance control areas, performances premises such as dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms and lounges. The high-tech ceiling changes colour during the night to reflect the nature of the performances inside. It also features ancillary public facilities, such an exhibition hall, music shops, restaurant and arts exchange premises.

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 The '''Shanghai Oriental Art Center''' ({{zh|上海东方艺术中心}}; {{zh|s=上海東方藝術中心|p=Shànghǎi Dōngfāng Yìshù Zhōngxīn}}) is one of the leading [[performing arts]] and [[Culture|cultural]] facilities in [[Shanghai]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]] and was designed by French architect [[Paul Andreu]] and the [[Huadong Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.]] Located adjacent to [[Century Avenue]] in the [[Pudong]] Administration and Culture Center, the landmark building was officially opened at the end of 2004 and has come to symbolize the growth of [[Performing_arts#History_of_Western_performing_arts|western]] and [[Performing_arts#China|traditional art forms]] in China in recent years. Various cultural and [[music]]al performances are currently held in the center, including the 2005 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Shanghai Concert.