Shanghai Diaries_16/06/2019

Shanghai's love for adaptive reuse of industrial structures is extraordinary and The Power Station of Art (PSA | http://bit.ly/PSA_Shanghai) is probably one of the most interesting example. Originally founded as the Nanshi Electric Plant in 1897, it moved to its present site in 1935. The chimney and structure housing the PSA was built in 1985.

Established on Oct. 1st, 2012, the PSA is the first state-run museum dedicated to contemporary art in mainland China.

The structure houses various exhibition spaces and forms a great backdrop for art. Beautiful steel details peek out from various places reminding the visitor that the building itself is a piece of art. They still have an EOT on the rails and I wonder if it works? I don't particularly like the "thermometer" on the chimney though. 

The adjacent buildings house commercial and retail spaces along with galleries. There are new additions with fabulously detailed brick facades.

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