Architectural Record – August 2019

(^66) ARCHITECTURAL RECORD AUGUST 2019 BUILDING TYPE STUDY LANDSCAPE & LEISURE
Holl’s Beijing office for two years, until 2010.
Then he and Huang (the Princeton­educated
OPEN cofounder, who is also his wife) focused
solely on OPEN, working on a number of
government­related buildings for cultural and
educational uses. He says that this experience
has taught him about the need to be flexible
when working in China. “I like projects with­
out a very clear brief,” Li says.
For his part, Qiao says he is pleased to see
families visiting Tank on weekends. The open­
ing show featuring interactive works by Team
Lab, the Japanese multimedia collective,
brought some 220,000 visitors to Tank in its
first three months, an achievement, consider­
ing the distance from downtown. “Tank is like
AT THE CORE The art gallery in Tank 3 occupies a
central space that is daylit by an oculus (above). Other
residual spaces display art, with vantage points
increased by spiraling ramps (left). In some tanks, the
architects inserted bands of glazing in the walls to allow
views of the park (opposite).