23-03-2021 13:30 via dezeen.com

THAD curves prefabricated shelter over historic Peking Man cave in China

An undulating shelter has been constructed over the Peking Man cave, a historic site in China that is home to ancient human fossils, in an effort to protect it from weathering.
Designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University (THAD), the shelter blocks rain and wind out of the cave, while also reducing fluctuations in temperature and humidity.
THAD has constructed a shelter over the Peking Man cave
The cave is part of the Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site near Beijing
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