Nanshan Marriage Registration Centre by Urbanus
Chinese firm Urbanus has created a cylindrical registry office in Shenzhen that looks like it's been showered with confetti. More about Nanshan Marriage Registration Centre by Urbanus
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Kingkey 100 by Farrells
Here are some photographs of the 442-metre Kingkey 100 skyscraper designed by architects Farrells, currently the tallest building in Shenzhen and tenth tallest in the world. More about Kingkey 100 by Farrells
Gimme Shelter! by Sebastián Irarrázaval and Hugo Mondragón
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us photographs and a movie that he shot of the Chilean Pavilion at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong biennale of urbanism/architecture 2011, where objects usually found in disaster relief shelters were used as furniture. More about Gimme Shelter! by Sebastián Irarrázaval and Hugo Mondragón
Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us these photographs and an extended movie showing how children playing on roundabouts generate electrical power to illuminate three twirling parasols at an installation by Spanish studio Clavel Arquitectos in a Shenzhen public square. More about Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
Movie: Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
This movie by photographer Cristobal Palma shows how children playing on roundabouts generate electrical power for three twirling parasols at an installation by Spanish studio Clavel Arquitectos in a Shenzhen public square. More about Movie: Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
Programme for 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong architecture biennale announced
Dezeen Wire: the organisers of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture have announced the programme for the fourth edition of the fair, which begins on 11 December. More about Programme for 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong architecture biennale announced
Bao'an Stadium by GMP Architekten
Reed-like steel columns surround another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten for the World University Games in Shenzhen. More about Bao'an Stadium by GMP Architekten
Universiade 2011 Sports Centre by GMP Architekten
Faceted glass triangles create glowing crowns around a trio of stadiums for the World University Games currently taking place in Shenzhen. More about Universiade 2011 Sports Centre by GMP Architekten
Dezeen archive: Shenzhen
Dezeen Archive: we've published a number of stories recently on projects in Shenzhen, including the series of movies we filmed at the 2009 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Architecture Biennale. Here's a roundup of all of the stories from the Dezeen archives. See all the stories »
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Cultural Complex Longgang District by Mecanoo
Dutch architects Mecanoo have won a competition to design a cultural centre in Shenzhen with this design composed of a row of overhanging red volumes. More about Cultural Complex Longgang District by Mecanoo
Dezeen Screen: Landgrab City by Joseph Grima and Jeffrey Johnson
Dezeen Screen: in this fourth movie filmed by Dezeen in 2009 at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Architecture Biennale, designers Joseph Grima and Jeffrey Johnson explain their urban farm project Landgrab City. Watch the movie »
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Neville Mars and Marco Casagrande at Shenzhen architecture biennale
In the third movie made by Dezeen in 2009 at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Architecture Biennale, architects Neville Mars and Marco Casagrande explain their projects. More about Neville Mars and Marco Casagrande at Shenzhen architecture biennale
Shenzhen architecture biennale 2009 introduction
In the first of four previously unpublished movies made by Dezeen in Shenzhen, China in December 2009 at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, curators Ou Ning and Wei Wei Shannon explain the event's objectives. More about Shenzhen architecture biennale 2009 introduction
Farrells tops out Kingkey Finance Tower
Dezeenwire: the Kingkey Finance Tower by architects Farrells, the tallest tower in Shenzhen, China, topped out today. More details below. More about Farrells tops out Kingkey Finance Tower
Shenzhen's tallest tower nears completion
Dezeenwire: work is nearing completion on the 442m Kingkey Finance tower in Shenzhen - the eighth-tallest building in the world. Designed by Farrells, the building is also the tallest ever by a British architect. More info and images below. More about Shenzhen's tallest tower nears completion
Shenzhen Guosen Securities Tower by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
This skyscraper with a zig-zag channel cut into the facade is the winning design by Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas in a competition to design a new office building for Shenzhen. More about Shenzhen Guosen Securities Tower by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
SBF Tower by Hans Hollein
Architect Hans Hollein of Vienna has designed this high-rise office tower for Shenzhen, China. More about SBF Tower by Hans Hollein
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA tops out
Dezeen Wire: the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building by OMA topped out today - see press release below. More about Shenzhen Stock Exchange by OMA tops out
Vanke Center Shenzhen by Steven Holl Architects
Steven Holl Architects have completed a building conceived as a "horizontal skyscraper", supported over a landscaped garden in Shenzhen, China. More about Vanke Center Shenzhen by Steven Holl Architects
Paddling Home by Kacey Wong
Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong has created a tiny floating house as part of the Hong Kong & Shenzhen bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. More about Paddling Home by Kacey Wong