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·amura· 121 the best in design • Suzhou Cultural Center T his building is part of the Wujiang Lakefront Masterplan, a series of projects commissioned by the city of Suzhou that covers over 100,000 sq.m. The complex is comprised of an exhibition center, an opera house, a museum, a conference center, restaurants, cinemas and more. Its dual shape alludes to the Chinese philosophy of the Yin and the Yang with a curved design of metallic strips that reflect the water that surrounds the structure. This is one of Portzamparc’s ongoing projects and it will be completed in 2019.