On the outskirts of Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan Province, a new gateway and information center spawns amid changing surroundings. The Chengdu Pavilion dons a three-sided form and reptilian stainless-steel skin. It was designed by San Francisco–based IwamotoScott and is composed of three intersecting triangular volumes, unified by a lofted metallic envelope that modulates light and views. Sited in a district undergoing rapid development, the pavilion represents a trajectory toward environmentally adaptive architecture in anticipation of the context taking shape around it.
