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Cloud Odeum / Aether Architects + Futurelab

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Environment, Status, How architecture exists?

Xiangmi Park Science Library / MLA+

舒岳康 — Fri, 08 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Xiangmi Park, an undiscovered treasure box
Xiangmi Park is a historic place for Shenzhen standards. Originally used as an agricultural research center it was quickly swallowed by the extension of the city since the 1980s. During 35 years protected from rapid urban growth, the existence of the research facility also preserved a large lychee orchard on a hill, fish ponds, a flower market, many large trees and a palm tree avenue. Located in Shenzhen’s central Futian District, it was an undiscovered treasure box in the middle of a metropolis.

China Merchants Bank, Shenzhen / China Architecture Design & Research Group

舒岳康 — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Shenzhen Branch Office Building of China Merchants Bank is another important project to have the corporate image well shown in Shenzhen after its Head Office Building Completion. It was designed by China Architecture Design & Research Group who won the design competition in 2007 and was completed in 2017.

SBF Tower / Hans Hollein & Christoph Monschein

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:00:00 +0000

A series of new photographs of Shenzhen´s SBF Tower has been unveiled by O.H.A, showing Pritzker Prize winner Hans Hollein and Christoph Monschein’s design nearing completion in the Futian district of Shenzhen. Commissioned by the duo of Southern and Bosera Funds back in 2010, the project was envisioned to contrast any high-rise in the vicinity because it is different.

Dom-Ino Pavilion / Benyuan Design and Research Center

罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A pavilion called "Dom-Ino" is presented by 2017 Bi-City Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB) - Sub-exhibition in Shangwei Village. Different from conventional buildings, this pavilion has no walls, but 24 huge iron doors. Doors can be either opened or closed at any angle by rotating, which allows the space to “breathe”.

Shenzhen Talent Park / AUBE

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:00:00 +0000

Shenzhen Talent Park is the first high-quality urban park with the theme of “talent” in China. It is linked with Shenzhen Bay Park and Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, and close to Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarter Base as well as the core area of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Sewn Timber Shell / ICD University of Stuttgart + DDRC Tongji University

Cristobal Rojas — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 02:00:00 +0000

The Sewn Timber Shell investigates the use of robotics and sensing mechanisms in combination with garment design and industrial sewing techniques to explore a new way of fabricating tailored wood structures and re-engaging with traditional craftsmanship.

Shenzhen Sea World Culture and Arts Center / Maki and Associates

舒岳康 — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000

In 2011, Maki and Associates was invited by China Merchants Property Development (CMPD), one of the most revered Chinese real estate companies, to undertake our first project in China. Our mission was to design the first cultural facility within the Sea World’s multi-use development that serves as a dignified house of art and culture for Shenzhen and greater China.

The New Swan Stone Castle of OCT / CUBE DESIGN

舒岳康 — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:01:00 +0000

A bustling area of vitality can become a city's business card and long-lasting glory, for example, the Upper East Side of New York, the Champs Elysees in Paris, Tokyo's Ginza, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. Set the right time in one, brings together natural, cultural, commercial and other good resources Area is not only the center of the city, but also naturally become rich concentration. In this birth of the building, like heaven favored in general, destined to be closely watched.

Shenzhen Maoshuli Cafe / Elsedesign

舒岳康 — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000

The project is located outside the West Gate of Shenzhen University. The owner is the same of our DW design and two projects are next to each other. This is also our first architectural project completed in urban context.

Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition / Coop Himmelb(l)au

Julio Effa — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:30:00 +0000

The Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) is part of the master plan for the Futian Cultural District, the new urban center of Shenzhen. The project combines two independent yet structurally unified institutions: The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) and the Planning Exhibition (PE) as a cultural meeting point and a venue for architectural exhibitions. The lobby, multifunctional exhibition halls, auditorium, conference rooms and service areas will be used jointly.

Aedas Reveal Dynamic New Design For The Shenzhen Luoho Friendship Trading Centre

Lauren Crockett — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 08:00:00 +0000

A department store in Shenzhen, China, is currently undergoing a major transformation into what the architect describes as an "a new sustainable and iconic design for the city." Designed by Aedas, the Shenzhen Luoho Friendship Trading Centre will include a new skyscraper and a "vibrant and porous" 7-story retail podium. Integrated landscaping and green balconies turn the development into an "urban oasis" in the heart of the city.

China Envisions a Futuristic Carbon Neutral City With a Technologically Innovative Highway

Lauren Crockett — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 08:00:00 +0000

Highways have been operating in largely the same way since the early twentieth century. In the Bao'an District in Shenzhen, China, rapid urbanization and industrialization within the built environment is not mirrored in its infrastructural spine, the G107 highway. In order to investigate the possibilities for this strip and its adjacent areas, a visionary open competition was organized earlier this year. A team lead by Avoid Obvious Architects (AOA) and TETRA Architects and Planners presented a redefinition of the highway typology, with a system complex enough to properly service the rich productivity it is connecting.

PLP Unveils Pearl River Delta's Tallest Building as Part of New Masterplan

Eric Oh — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:30:00 +0000

British firm PLP has unveiled their design for a large complex at the heart of the Pearl River Delta in China. The master plan comprises four buildings: the Platform for Contemporary Arts, the Lizhi Park Tower, the Concourse, and the Nexus - a 600-meter tall office and hotel tower that will be the masterplan's centerpiece and the region's tallest skyscraper.

Tradition and Modernity Come Together in Mecanoo and HS Architects’ Proposal for the Longhua Art Museum and Library

Eric Oh — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Mecanoo has released their proposal for the Longhua Art Museum and Library, designed in collaboration with HS Architects. The proposal was a finalist for a competition to design a new cultural center in Baoan Qu, a district of Shenzhen, China. Their design recalls the necessity of returning to the Chinese cultural context after years of foreign designs, blending modernity with place and purpose. Read more about the proposal after the break.

2015 UABB Crash.Course: Aformal Academy - RE:Learning The City

Rene Submissions — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:55:00 +0000

To all interested in learning,

We would like to invite you to participate in 2015 UABB, as a member of the Crash.Course: Aformal Academy - RE:Learning The City. Join us, and come to Shenzhen for a 9-day intensive and interactive learning experience.

This is not a masterclass, but a collection of classes for one to master. This week-long intensive layered workshop will span the UABB Shenzhen and Hong Kong official openings and form the 9-day RE:Learning the City – Crash.Course. Participants will attend the lectures of, study with, and mingle with the exhibitors, international visitors, and local experts.

Guided and focused studies will

2015 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture

Rene Submissions — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:30:00 +0000

The 2015 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (2015 UABB), the world’s only biennale dedicated to the themes of urbanism and architecture, announced its highlight exhibits. Based in Shenzhen, one of China’s first Special Economic Zones, 2015 UABB will feature presentations from over 72 exhibitors from six continents who will all explore the theme “Re-Living The City”. Opening to the public on 4 December this year, 2015 UABB will take over the former Dacheng Flour Factory in Shekou, a declining factory complex built in 1980s that will be transformed into a multifaceted exhibition venue especially for the biennale.

Library of South University of Science and Technology of China / MENG YAN | URBANUS

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 01:00:00 +0000

Nowadays, as books cease to be the primary carrier for the transfer of knowledge, the meaning of “The Library” is also shifting. Recognizing this, the design not only incorporates the conventional programs of libraries, but also attempts to excavate what is embedded in libraries the public nature that is closely associated with today’s society.