Kengo Kuma Transforms Yixing's Pottery Heritage with UCCA Ceramics Museum

The UCCA Ceramics Museum, designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates, is a new cultural landmark in Yixing, a city renowned for its pottery, especially purple clay pottery. Known as the "pottery city," Yixing's deep connection to ceramics makes it an ideal home for the museum, which is part of a redevelopment plan to revitalize the area while preserving its pottery heritage.Inspired by the nearby Shushan mountain, the museum's design mimics a mountain range, with its ceramic-clad roof reflecting the ...