Architects:Zaha Hadid Architects

Year:2025

Photographs:Virgile Simon Bertrand

Structural engineers:Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

MEP Consultants:Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

Transport Consultant:Parking Management Organisation

Landscape consultant:Ecoland

Design:Patrik Schumacher

Zha Project Directors:atoshi Ohashi, Paulo Flores

Zha Project Associates:Di Ding, Martin Pfleger, Clara Martins

Zha Project Leads:Leo Alves, I-Chun Lin, Eduardo Camarena, Juan Montiel

Zha Site Team:Di Ding, I-Chun Lin

Zha Project Team:Satoshi Ohashi, Paulo Flores, Yang Jingwen, Di Ding, Cristiano Ceccato, Martin Pfleger, Clara Martins, Leo Alves, I-Chun Lin, Eduardo Camarena, Juan Montiel, Yihui Wu, Cristina Barrios Cabrera, Chen Lian, Dilara Yurttas, Felix Amiss, Gaoqi Lou, Hao Yang, Haotian Man, Huiyuan Li, Shuaiwei Li, John Kanakas, Kate Hunter, Nessma Al Ghoussein, Qiren Lu, Thomas Bagnoli, Meysam Ehsanian, Yushan Chen, Zhe Zhong, Xinying Zhang

Zha Competition Project Directors:Satoshi Ohashi, Paulo Flores

Zha Competition Associates:Yang Jingwen, Michail Desyllas

Zha Competition Project Architect:Di Ding

Zha Competition Team:Satoshi Ohashi, Paulo Flores, Yang Jingwen, Di Ding, Michail Desyllas, Eduardo Camarena, Enoch Kolo, Che-Hung Chien, Felix Amiss, Genci Sulo, I- Chun Lin, Jiaxing Lu, Juan Liu, Mariana Custodio dos Santos, Meng Zhao, Michael On, Nastasja Mitrovic, Nicolas Tornero, Ying Xia, Zheng Xu

Local Architect:Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, Beijing BIAD Decoration Engineering and Design CO., LTD (Conference Center Interior), Beijing E.Scene Art Design Co. LTD (Exhibition Interior), Cheng Chung Design (Hotel Interior)

Lighting Design:Toryo International Lighting Design Center

Site Supervision:CCAT

Urban Planning:AECOM

General Contractor :China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd., Beijing Construction Engineering Group

Executive Architect:Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

Façade Engineering:China Academy of Building Research

Fire Engineer:Tianjin Taida Fire Science and Technology LTD

Country:China

Text description provided by the architects. CIECC expands Beijing's existing exhibition venue to over 611,000 sqm. Providing nine new exhibition halls, three reception halls, a conference center for 9,000 delegates and a hotel with 410 rooms. CIECC's modular fabrication and construction minimized the center's development time, investment and operational costs.

A leading center of commerce, culture and government, Beijing has seen significant growth in the city's service and digital technology industries. This continued expansion of Beijing's corporate sectors has increased demand for the city to host conventions, international conferences and industry expos attended by delegates from throughout China and around the world.

Meeting this growth, the new Capital International Exhibition & Convention Center (CIECC) by Zaha Hadid Architects is Beijing's largest and most advanced exhibition and convention venue; expanding the city's existing facility to over 611,000 sq. m with nine new exhibition halls as well as three new reception halls, a conference center for 9,000 delegates and a hotel with 410 rooms.

Located on Line 15 of the Beijing Subway network within the city's Shunyi District adjacent to Capital International Airport, the CIECC's central north-south axis serves as the primary connector between the nine exhibition halls; providing navigational clarity, maximum flexibility and efficiency, as well as creating a central courtyard and gathering place within sheltered outdoor event spaces and landscaped gardens.

Conceived as 'ribbons' that weave together all the new facilities, bridges above this central courtyard also connect the exhibition halls, conference center and hotel, to provide indoor circulation between event spaces. The conference center and hotel are located to the north of the site, defining a new public square for exhibitions and events. The movement of people, goods, and vehicles throughout the CIECC is divided into three distinct routes to aid circulation, provide optimal adaptability and avoid disruption to different concurring events.

The CIECC's composite roof system of symmetric geometries creates an insulated, lightweight, large-span structure providing column-free spaces that can be quickly adapted to changes in exhibitions and nature of use. This modular fabrication and construction minimized the center's development time, investment, and operational costs. The center's fluid architectural language and pleated, deep copper-colored façade incorporating large, recessed windows, have been designed to balance the CIECC's immense industrial scale and materiality.

Achieving the highest certification of China's Green Building Program, the center uses smart building management systems with hybrid ventilation, ensuring optimum natural ventilation supported by high-efficiency HVAC equipment to enhance indoor air quality and minimize energy consumption. Rainwater collection throughout CIECC's extensive footprint, grey water recycling, and photovoltaics for on-site energy generation will reduce water and energy demand from the city's municipal supply.

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