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Changchun Aerospace Expo ባህላዊ ህንጻ by Cheng Sun, Dagang Qu and Xi Huang

Changchun Aerospace Expo ባህላዊ ህንጻ by Cheng Sun, Dagang Qu and Xi Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣርክቴክቸር፣ ህንጻን ቅርጽን Competition Category.


ወርቂኣርክቴክቸር· 2026

Changchun Aerospace Expo ባህላዊ ህንጻ

by Cheng Sun, Dagang Qu and Xi Huang

Client: Harbin Institute of Technology Sun Cheng Young Scientist Studio

ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣርክቴክቸር Category

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The Design

About Changchun Aerospace Expo ባህላዊ ህንጻ

ቻንግቹን ኤሮስፔስ ኤክስፖ ንመርኣይታት ህዋን ትምህርትን ዝዓለመ ባህላዊ ህንጻ ኮይኑ፡ ኣብ ሰሜናዊ ምብራቕ ቻይና ኣብ ዝርከብ ዝተሓለወ ራሕሲ መሬት ዝተደኮነ እዩ። እቲ ዝተጠውየ ቅርጹ ንሰማያዊ ምስልታትን ንተፈጥሮኣዊ ቅርጽታት እቲ ራሕሲ መሬትን የዘኻኽር። ዝለዓለ ቁመቱ 18 ሜትሮ ዝኾነ ትሑት ኣቀማምጣ ኣብቲ ቦታ ዘለዎ ጽልዋ ይድርት። እቲ ተበጻሒ ናሕሲ ቀዳማይ ደርቢ ምስቲ ዙርያኡ ዘሎ መናፈሻ ይራኸብ። ፍሉይ ዝተሰርሐ ናይ ሓጺን ቅርጻ ነቲ ዝተሓላለኸ ዝተጠውየ ጂኦሜትሪ ይጸውር፡ ዝተወሃሃደ ናይ መስትያትን ናይ ብረት ሰሌዳታትን ቆርበት ድማ ነቲ ዝሑል ኩነታት ኣየር መከላኸሊ ሙቐት ይህብ። ጠቕላላ ስፍሓት መሬቱ ኣስታት 4500 ትርብዒት ሜትሮ እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Changchun Aerospace Expo ባህላዊ ህንጻ ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንቀዳምነት ደረጃ ዘለዎም፣ ዘገርሙን ዝተፈልዩን ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ወርቂ ጥበብን ፍልጠትን ክእለትን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘንጸባርቑ ኣዚዮም ሓደሽቲ፣ ርእይቶ ዘለዎምን ዘንጸባርቑን ፍጥረታት እዮም። Changchun Aerospace Expo ባህላዊ ህንጻ ዘይተራእየ ዋጋ ዘምጽእ ኣዚዩ ዝተሞገሰ፣ ዝንባሌ ዘቐምጥን ሓውሲ ዝመስልን ፈጠራ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ብብዙሕ ጥቕሚ ዘስፍሕ ዘደንቕ ዝኽበር ፕሮጀክት እዩ። Changchun Aerospace Expo ባህላዊ ህንጻ ሓያል ድሌት ዘሕድር፣ ተሃዋሕዋሕ ዘበራብር፣ ፈጠራ ዘተባብዕን ንዓና ዘማርኽን እዩ።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This aerospace landmark features a curved form that mirrors space silhouettes, linking cosmic aspirations to the wetland. A low-profile layout minimizes ecological impact, while the first-floor roof integrates with the surrounding park to blend culture and leisure. The structure uses a custom steel framework to realize its futuristic motifs, balanced by an integrated skin that ensures thermal efficiency and material savings in a cold climate.
Dimensions & Packaging
The structure occupies a total floor area of approximately 4500 square meters. The building features a maximum height of 18 meters to maintain a low profile relative to the wetland horizon. All dimensions and material tolerances were managed via a centralized BIM model. The primary framework consists of customized structural steel with an integrated high-performance glass and metal panel facade system.
Tags
Aerospace Culture, Computational Design, Nonlinear Form, Severe Cold Climate zone
Production Technology
The project utilized Building Information Modeling and computational design to optimize the structure for extreme cold. High-precision steel fabrication was employed for the complex curved geometries. Advanced simulation tools ensured the integration of utilities within the building form to eliminate dead space. The building skin was developed using parametric modeling to balance aesthetic motifs with high-performance insulation.
Design Challenge
The primary challenge was balancing the bold "flying vehicle" aesthetic with the strict ecological constraints of a wetland site. Realizing the complex curved geometry in a cold-climate region required overcoming thermal bridge issues and structural dead space. Computational design was essential to synchronize the utility systems with the custom steel framework, ensuring that the architectural form remained efficient and functional without sacrificing its artistic vision.
Research
Research focused on integrating aerospace education with ecological preservation in cold climates. Objectives included minimizing site impact and optimizing thermal performance. Methodology involved site analysis and parametric solar studies. Tools included Rhino, Grasshopper, and BIM software. Results demonstrated a 15 percent reduction in material waste. Insights show that aerospace motifs can coexist with sustainable design through advanced computational optimization.
Inspiration
The design is inspired by the intersection of celestial silhouettes and the organic forms of wetland ecosystems. The project seeks to symbolize human aspirations for space exploration while maintaining a deep connection to the terrestrial landscape. The "floating forest" and "flying vehicle" motifs serve as the primary visual drivers for the architectural language.
Project Duration
The project began in March 2024 in Changchun and reached the final design stage in March 2025. The site is located within a protected wetland zone in the Northeast region of China.
Operation Flow
Visitors experience a seamless transition from the wetland park onto the accessible roof landscape. Internally, the flow is guided by the building's curved geometry, leading through aerospace exhibits to ecological viewing platforms. The interaction between the interior exhibition space and the exterior natural environment is facilitated by the integrated skin, offering panoramic views of the wetland while maintaining a comfortable indoor climate.
Team Members
Lead Architect: Cheng Sun
Lead Architect: Dagang Qu
Architect: Xi Huang
Architect: Xumiao Guo
Architect: Xiufeng Li
Image Credits
Image #1: Creator Dagang Qu, Changchun Aerospace Expo, 2024.
Image #1: Creator Xumiao Guo, Changchun Aerospace Expo, 2024.
Image #1: Creator Dagang Qu and Xumiao Guo, Changchun Aerospace Expo, 2024.
Image #1: Creator Dagang Qu, Changchun Aerospace Expo, 2024.
Image #1: Creator Dagang Qu, Changchun Aerospace Expo, 2024.

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