News: six international teams, including Herzog & de Meuron, SANAA and Renzo Piano, have been shortlisted to design a new visual culture museum in Hong Kong's new West Kowloon Cultural District, while two Hong Kong-born architects have been chosen to design a centre for Chinese opera (above) in the same area. More »

Dezeen Wire: Foster + Partners have been shortlisted to design the Xiqu Chinese Opera Centre, the first in a series of new arts and cultural venues for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong.

Collaborating with local studio O Studio Architects, the firm is one of five in a shortlist that also includes Safdie Architects, Mecanoo Architecten, Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. and Bing Thom Architects. More »

Dezeenwire: architects Foster + Partners' City Park proposal has been selected as the preferred option for the  masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, beating designs by OMA and Rocco Design Architects.

The decision was announced today by the Board of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA).

See the announcement on the WKCDA site. See our earlier stories on the proposals by Foster + Partners, OMA and Rocco Design Architects.

Hong Kong firm Rocco Design Architects are competing with OMA (see our story here) and Foster + Partners (see our story here) to create a master plan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong.  More »

UK architects Foster + Partners have also announced their proposed masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. More »

Rotterdam architects OMA have announced their proposed masterplan for a new cultural district in Hong Kong. More »