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Architects: Fanbo Zeng
- Area: 273 m²
- Year: 2015
Shenzhen: The Latest Architecture and News
Fun. Noodle Bar / Fanbo Zeng
Shenzhen Dotwell Office Design / Elsedesign
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Architects: Elsedesign
- Area: 600 m²
- Year: 2015
Bitter Bamboo Room / Deve Build Shenzhen
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Architects: Deve Build Shenzhen
- Area: 250 m²
- Year: 2013
China in Flux: Mapping the Middle Zone
Students and faculty from the USC School of Architecture, in partnership with USC’s American Academy in China (AAC), have been engaged in a summer‐long program examining how the “middle zone,” or more rural, outlying areas in between cities, are growing. The program travelled to Beijing, Lushan, and Xian, and is currently in Shenzhen where it is staging the exhibition China in Flux: Mapping the Middle Zone.
Morphosis Breaks Ground on Shenzhen Office Tower
Construction is underway on a striking new tower by Morphosis Architects in Shenzhen. "A departure from conventional towers," as the practice describes, the "Hanking Center Tower" merges commercial retail with private office space through the folding of its steel structure. Beyond that, tenants are connected via a series communal sky gardens and a massive sun-lit atrium that occupies the building's core.
Geology Museum / LeeMundwiler Architects
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Architects: LeeMundwiler Architects
- Area: 6200 m²
- Year: 2013
Pingshan Performing Arts Center / OPEN Architecture
The winning entry in a competition for Pingshan's first theater, Beijing-based OPEN Architecture's Pingshan Performing Arts Center has broken ground in Shenzen. The 1350-capacity theatre is located in the city's new urban district, and slated for completion by the end of 2015.
Read more about the project and view selected images after the break.
MJH Gallery of iD Town / O-office Architects
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Architects: O-office Architects
- Area: 2800 m²
- Year: 2014
Shenzhen Performing Arts Facility / ZDA - Zoboki Design and Architecture
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Architects: ZDA - Zoboki Design and Architecture
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: Studio DAP, Hungaroproject Engineering Office, Földvári Architect Office, System Steel Ltd, G&B Plan Ltd, +1
Axial Symphony / Design Systems Ltd.
Z Gallery / O-office Architects
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Architects: O-office Architects
- Area: 2963 m²
- Year: 2014
Refurbish of TYJ Office Building / Shenzhen Ingameoffice Ltd
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Architects: Ingameoffice
- Area: 3400 m²
SZ-HK Biennale-Silo Reconversion / O-office Architects
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Architects: O-office Architects
- Area: 2662 m²
- Year: 2013
Shenzhen Maritime Base and Sports Schools / 2A2 Design Department, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD)
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Architects: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
- Area: 27180 m²
- Year: 2011
Value Farm / Thomas Chung
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Architects: Thomas Chung
- Area: 8120 m²
- Year: 2013
Finnish/Chinese Architects Explore Copying and Collaboration at the Shenzhen Biennale
As part of the Shenzhen Architecture Biennale, Finnish practice Lassila Hirvilammi Architects entered into a collaboration with Chinese architect Gigi Leung to explore the themes of copying, authenticity and knowledge transfer between cultures. Working with master craftsmen, they created two versions of the same space (each influenced by their respective cultures), intentionally blurring the line between copying and taking inspiration.
Read on for more on this lesson in sharing differing architectural understandings
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport / Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas
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Architects: Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas
- Area: 500000 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: China State Construction Engineering Corporation, Speirs + Major, London