Nanjing City Wall Museum Chav Nthuav Qhia by Yuan Zhuan and Quan Liu

Nanjing City Wall Museum Chav Nthuav Qhia by Yuan Zhuan and Quan Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

KubSab Hauv· 2026

Nanjing City Wall Museum Chav Nthuav Qhia

by Yuan Zhuan and Quan Liu

Client: Jiangsu Bozhan Cultural Creative Industry Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Nanjing City Wall Museum Chav Nthuav Qhia

Chav nthuav qhia ntawm Nanjing City Wall Museum yog ib qhov chaw hauv tsev uas nthuav tawm keeb kwm ntawm lub ntsa yeej nroog Nanjing. Lub chav no muaj 2500 square meters nyob rau hauv qab tsev, nrog qhov siab ntawm qab nthab yog rau meters thiab plaub meters. Tsib thaj chaw piav qhia txog kev tsim, kev khaws cia thiab tus nqi kab lis kev cai ntawm lub ntsa yeej. Ib qhov chaw teeb tsa ua ke los ntawm ze li ib txhiab daim cib ntsa yeej uas muaj ntawv sau rau, tau txheem los ntawm cov txheej hlau. Fair-faced concrete thiab cov daim aluminum tsim tshwj xeeb ua tau cov phab ntsa nthuav qhia. Muaj tshaj nees nkaum qhov interactive modules, xws li 3D sandboxes thiab cov khoom qub uas kov tau, pab tau cov neeg tuaj saib txhua lub hnub nyoog.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Nanjing City Wall Museum Chav Nthuav Qhia yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Nanjing City Wall Museum Chav Nthuav Qhia xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Nanjing City Wall Museum Chav Nthuav Qhia ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: With the concept of "Presenting the Wall", the exhibition hall shows the grandeur of the Nanjing City Wall by emphasizing its role as a world cultural heritage site. With five zones, it interprets the Nanjing City Wall's cultural value from thousand-year-old history to the modern protection of cultural heritage. It applies various interactive installations like the pioneering array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks and 3D sandboxes, offering a cultural feast for all-age audiences.
Dimensions & Packaging: The exhibition hall is located in the basement floor of the museum building, covering an area of 2500 square meters. The ceiling height of the space is 6 meters, with some areas having a ceiling height of 4 meters.
Tags: Nanjing City Wall exhibition, World Cultural Heritage site, "Presenting the Wall", an array space made from nearly a thousand city bricks, 3D sandbox, interactive installations, all-age audiences, cultural feast, immersive experience, sustainabile designs.
Production Technology: The exhibition hall is China's first to integrate an ancient city sandbox with a colored terrazzo inlaid map on the floor, highlighting key areas while enhancing the spatial depth. Fair-faced concrete and custom aluminum panels are used for display walls, balancing aesthetic texture and durability. Over 20 modules (3D sandboxes, tactile artifacts, interactive installations, etc.) offer an immersive touring experience that closes the distance between audiences and the Nanjing City Wall.
Design Challenge: The exhibition hall pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, which are directly sourced from the Nanjing City Wall and bear unique inscriptions, imbuing the exhibition hall with high cultural value. It uses steel structures to ensure the safe display of historical artifacts and maximize the audiences' immersive visual experience, delivering visual and cultural impact.
Research: The exhibition hall presents the Nanjing City Wall's cultural value as a testament to urban civilization, a model of ancient engineering, and a paradigm of human-environment relationship. It pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, with digital interactive installations to balance grand narratives with engaging activities, fusing cultural heritage and public education.
Inspiration: Inspired by the Nanjing City Wall's masonry techniques and spatial enclosure features, the exhibition hall adopts a unique architectural design. It is dominated by city wall gray and accentuated by thematic colors such as Forbidden City red and moat blue, enriching visual layering and embodying cultural depth. It pioneers an array space made of nearly a thousand city bricks, aided by multi-sensory digital interactive installations, creating a museum that is friendly to all-age audiences.
Project Duration: The project finished in May 2023 in Nanjing.
Operation Flow: The exhibition hall interweaves large-scale artifact displays with small-volume interactive areas through a well-planned visitor route. From layout to form design, it establishes a coherent and sophisticated display system, enhancing the connection between the museum and the city wall ruins. Besides, it offers multiple interaction activities like brick inscription surname queries, wall memory recordings, and immersive animation, satisfying the needs of all-age audiences.
Team Members: Yuan Zhuang, Quan Liu
Image Credits: Jiangsu Bozhan Cultural Creative Industry Co., Ltd.