Taijitu Palace by Vincent Callebaut, Shenyang, China
Nestled in the heart of nature, the project is a sustainable sports center dedicated to the practice of Tai-Chi-Chuan, new showcase of Chinese Energetic and Martial Arts. It will be constructed in Shenyang along the Hunhe River, capital of Liaoning Province in the northeast of the People's Republic of China. This 100-meter-wide wooden sports hall frees up a vast interior surface area of 4750 m² without any technical constraints to the practice of the different disciplines which are invited there. The leisure complex includes a multi-sport field, as well as the tai-chi museum, a restaurant, a tearoom and a botanical garden dedicated to bonsai.