Dezeen Agenda features MVRDV’s plans for stepped high-rises in Shenzhen
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features MVRDV’s designs for a series of bayside residential towers in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled a collection of stepped high-rises arranged around inner courtyards next to Qianhai Bay in Shenzhen, China.
These structures are set to be integral to a smart city initiative led by technology company Tencent.

This week’s newsletter also featured Heatherwick Studio’s first South America building, a transparent Fondation Louis Vuitton-informed watch designed by Frank Gehry and development firm Related Companies’ plans to expand the program of Hudson Yards.
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