Time-lapse shows moving curtain-like facade of theatre in Shanghai by Foster and Heatherwick

The arts and culture centre by Foster Partners and Heatherwick Studio forms part of a new financial quarter the two firms are building on Shanghai’s waterfront. Inspired by traditional Chinese theatres, the three-storey building features a curtain-like facade of bronze tubes. These tubes hang in three layers, creating semi-transparent screens in front of windows and balconies. Read more on Dezeen: WATCH NEXT: Moveable wooden screens are set into concrete facades of Moky