"Designed by 2Portzamparc, the China National Convention Center Phase II in Beijing is a major convention facility with exhibition and reception halls to host future international conferences and summits of heads of state. The vast building is characterized by its sweeping curved shape and a facade with multiple openings, a poetic evocation of birds taking flight. Beijing is a city defined by its central axisfrom the historic spine that begins at the Forbidden City to its Olympic-era northern extension."
"The vast building is characterized by its sweeping curved shape and a facade with multiple openings, a poetic evocation of birds taking flight. Along this line, the China National Convention Center emerges as a key point of continuity and renewal. Officially inaugurated in 2025, The China National Convention Center Phase II (hereinafter referred to as CNCC II), marks the northern culmination of this axis and serves as both a functional expansion of Phase I and a symbolic renewal."
The China National Convention Center Phase II in Beijing is a major convention facility housing exhibition and reception halls for international conferences and summits of heads of state. The building features a sweeping curved form and a facade punctuated by multiple openings, evoking birds in flight. The project is positioned along Beijing’s central axis that extends from the Forbidden City northward to the Olympic-era expansion. CNCC II serves as the northern culmination of that axis, functioning as an expansion of Phase I while providing symbolic urban continuity and renewal. The complex was officially inaugurated in 2025.
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