Shenzhen: The Latest Architecture and News
Shenzhen Hongling Education Group Huafu Experimental School / UASZ
https://www.archdaily.com/1041361/shenzhen-hongling-education-group-huafu-experimental-school-uaszPilar Caballero
Shenzhen Longhua Foreign Languages School (Fucheng Campus) / Z&Z STUDIO
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Architects: Z&Z STUDIO
- Area: 55737 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1041124/shenzhen-longhua-foreign-languages-school-fucheng-campus-z-and-z-studio韩爽 - HAN Shuang
Redevelopment of Pingshan Elementary School into a Nine-Year Integrated School / CCDI Dongxiying Studio
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Architects: CCDI Dongxiying Studio
- Area: 63981 m²
- Year: 2024
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Professionals: Hainan CITIC Urban Development and Operation Co., Ltd.
https://www.archdaily.com/1040918/redevelopment-of-pingshan-elementary-school-into-a-nine-year-integrated-school-ccdi-dongxiying-studioAndreas Luco
Jiuyao Kindergarten / ZHUBO Design
https://www.archdaily.com/1033119/jiuyao-kindergarten-zhubo-design韩爽 - HAN Shuang
Hongling Middle School Shixia Campus / Tumushi Architects
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Architects: Tumushi Architects
- Area: 42177 m²
- Year: 2023
https://www.archdaily.com/1039942/hongling-middle-school-shixia-campus-tumushi-architectsAndreas Luco
Yutang Culture and Sports Center / GL Studio
https://www.archdaily.com/1038997/yutang-culture-and-sports-center-gl-studio韩爽 - HAN Shuang
Zaha Hadid’s Legacy and Büro Ole Scheeren’s Róng Museum: This Week’s Review
As architectural discourse continues to expand across cultural, educational, and civic domains, this week's developments highlight how the discipline operates simultaneously through legacy, knowledge production, and large-scale public engagement. From reflections on influential figures and their enduring impact to evolving academic landscapes and new forms of cultural infrastructure, architecture is positioned as both a repository of ideas and an active agent in shaping contemporary identities. At the same time, projects spanning entertainment, museums, and waterfront developments point to a growing emphasis on hybrid programs and experiential environments, where architecture mediates between culture, public life, and global audiences.
https://www.archdaily.com/1040299/zaha-hadids-10-year-legacy-and-buro-ole-scheerens-rong-museum-this-weeks-reviewReyyan Dogan
Evenly Lit, Not Overlit: Rethinking Brightness in Subtropical Cities
In South China, there is occasionally an urban myth—especially across Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou—about choosing a home that avoids western light. Over decades, the west-facing sun has proven to be a particularly difficult condition to live with: its low angle in the afternoon, its aggressive heat gain (especially in summer), and the way it penetrates deep into interiors. With global warming and longer, hotter seasons, that much-romanticized "afternoon glow" is increasingly experienced less as romance and more as glare, heat, and fatigue. Although this wisdom circulates as a community-driven rule of thumb, it carries an undeniable architectural clarity about building orientations: avoiding western light is not only about thermal comfort, but also about avoiding the sharpest, most intrusive form of direct illumination—light that strikes at the most unforgiving angle, washing surfaces, flattening depth, and turning rooms into high-contrast fields of discomfort.
https://www.archdaily.com/1039778/evenly-lit-not-overlit-rethinking-brightness-in-subtropical-citiesJonathan Yeung
Three Service Pavilions of Guiwan Park / hang cheng studio
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Architects: hang cheng studio
- Area: 5500 m²
- Year: 2024
https://www.archdaily.com/1039685/three-service-pavilions-of-guiwan-park-hang-cheng-studioPilar Caballero
Compute Isn’t Weightless: AI Infrastructure and the Architecture of the City
As artificial intelligence continues to disrupt sectors of the economy and reshape entire industries, institutions and individuals alike are bracing—and rapidly adapting—to the changes that machines seem to hold over our heads. Yet the more precise pressure is not simply AI altering the way people work and live, but the business models and investment logics of the companies developing these systems: the concentration of capital, the new requirements for compute, the race for compartmentalized talent, and the infrastructural footprint needed to sustain it. In the Greater Bay Area—anchored by Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong—this dynamic is especially pronounced. Government-led initiatives are actively accelerating the industry's growth, with policy and planning mechanisms beginning to translate an ostensibly intangible field into physical form: zoning updates, earmarked land, and the emergence of AI-oriented building types, from research laboratories to large-scale data centers.
https://www.archdaily.com/1039268/compute-isnt-weightless-ai-infrastructure-and-the-architecture-of-the-cityJonathan Yeung
Weiwu School / MENG YAN | URBANUS
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Architects: MENG YAN | URBANUS
- Area: 25836 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1035822/weiwu-school-meng-yan-urbanusValeria Silva
Wuzhou Elementary School / People's Architecture Office
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Architects: People's Architecture Office
- Area: 20535 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1037615/wuzhou-elementary-school-peoples-architecture-officePilar Caballero
Kengzi Cultural and Technology Centre / Tanghua Architects & Associates
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Architects: Tanghua Architects & Associates
- Area: 72245 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: Crownhomes
https://www.archdaily.com/1037601/kengzi-cultural-and-technology-centre-tanghua-architect-and-associates韩爽 - HAN Shuang
sage MixC Shenzhen / say architects
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Interior Designers: say architects
- Area: 247 m²
- Year: 2025
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Manufacturers: Kvadrat
https://www.archdaily.com/1037482/sage-mixc-shenzhen-say-architects韩爽 - HAN Shuang
Zaha Hadid Architects’ OPPO Headquarters in Shenzhen Advances with Facade Installation
Facade installation has commenced at the construction site of OPPO's new headquarters campus in Shenzhen's Greater Bay Area, indicating visible progress on the project designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Planned as a consolidated workplace for a China-based technology company, OPPO, the campus is situated within a rapidly developing urban context. The headquarters is intended to accommodate the company's expanding workforce while integrating office functions with publicly accessible spaces. Current construction activity involves the assembly of the external envelope, which reflects the project's established massing, tower configuration, and overall spatial organization.
https://www.archdaily.com/1037459/zaha-hadid-architects-oppo-headquarters-in-shenzhen-advances-with-facade-installationReyyan Dogan
Zaha Hadid Architects Explores AI-Driven Design at “Architecture of Possibility” Exhibition in Shenzhen, China
"Architecture of Possibility: Zaha Hadid Architects" at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MOCAUP) in Shenzhen, China, presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Zaha Hadid Architects' work over recent decades. On view until April 10, 2026, the exhibition is structured through chronological and thematic narratives that highlight the studio's multidisciplinary research and design methodologies. The exhibition, now open to the public, showcases the office's work in the Shenzhen area and its involvement with new Artificial Intelligence technologies. Particular emphasis is placed on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), immersive and interactive design tools, and virtual environments, which together form an expanding digital design ecosystem.
https://www.archdaily.com/1037409/zaha-hadid-architects-explores-ai-driven-design-at-architecture-of-possibility-exhibition-in-shenzhen-chinaAntonia Piñeiro
Wutong Pavilion / CCDI Dongxiying Studio
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Architects: CCDI Dongxiying Studio
- Area: 800 m²
- Year: 2024
https://www.archdaily.com/1036779/wutong-pavilion-ccdi-dongxiying-studio韩爽 - HAN Shuang
