A New Museum in China Seems to Defy Gravity

In Qujing, China, a dramatic new concrete structure appears to be balanced precariously on its foundation. The main bulk of the building, which has walls that jut up and out from the base, appears to hover weightlessly above the ground. The 202,361-square-foot space, home to the Museum of Qujing Cultural Center, is the work of Chinese firms Hordor Design Group and Atelier Alter, who were inspired by the gravitas of the museum’s collection. A repository of Yunnan province history, the museum houses important relics such as the centuries-old Longyan Tablet—a major accomplishment of Chinese calligraphy—and a 40-million-year-old fish fossil.

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