20 December,2009
The civic centre of Shenzhen is a huge platform, surrounded on all side by skyscrapers which seems to be isolated monoliths, at war with the sky.
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18 December,2009
Exhibiting a rotting tofu hut alongside a dragon made of underpants, Shenzhen’s third biennale of architecture glories in the dizzying excess of China’s urban growth
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12 December,2009
A biennale co-hosted by two such cities was born with a kind of audacity that defies accepted boundaries, a kind of chutzpah that challenges and provokes. We hereby sincerely invite you to Shenzhen and Hong Kong to witness the next page in the history of these two remarkable cities, and to take part in our enterprise to reinvent the shared values of our time.
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2 December,2009
The 2009 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture puts the development of Shenzhen in focus, as it seeks involvement from the public
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30 November,2009
The opening of the Shenzhen (and Hong Kong) architecture and urbanism biennale is approaching. One of the most interesting initiatives
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December Diary
30 November,2009
SHENZHEN & HONG KONG BI-CITY BIENNALE OF URBANISM / ARCHITECTURE 6 DECEMBER – 23 JANUARY You won’t find A1 boards or flashy pavilions here. This bi-city biennale is more interested in participation – the aim is to turn the whole city into an exhibition venue and get the residents involved.
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studio pei zhu: urban oasis pavillion
27 November,2009
beijing based studio pei zhu designed and built the ‘urban oasis’ pavilion for
the shenzen hong kong bi city biennale of architecture and urbanism. their approach to
the project was to concentrate on simple local materials and natural forms.
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News from the ‘09 SZHKB: Lara Almarcegui walking
20 November,29
The biennale is approaching and several artists and architects are already working on their interventions. Such is the case of Lara Almarcegui, who is already wandering in the Shenzhen area.
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The City as Playground
29 October, 2009
The City as Playground’ was the playfully entitled UK introduction to the Shenzhen/ Hong Kong 2009 Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, one of the opening October lectures at Architecture Foundation director Sarah Ichioka’s new AF space on Tooley Street near London Bridge.
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Abitare is media partner of 2009 SZHK Bi-city Biennale
22 October, 2009
Abitare is very honoured to announce that it is a media-partner of the 2009 SZHK Bi-city Biennale. We will be progressively following the preparation, activities and events of this major initiative, that will set the tone and contents of the international debate on architecture and urban transformation today.
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