OPENING SCHEDULE - 2009 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture

OPENING SCHEDULE

1. Shenzhenwan Avenue Opening Ceremony
Venue: Shenzhenwan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Time:
14:00-15:00 Media & VIP Preview
15:00-16:40 Artist Talks
17:30-18:00 Opening ceremony
18:40-19:40 “Urban Calligraphy” interactive performance
20:00-21:30 Open-air Cinema /16mm Film Screening: Man With A Movie Camera

2. WEAK! Architects (Hsieh Ying-chun, Marco Casagrande and Ching-yueh Roan) Special Event
Bugs’Day and Night:Poem Recitation, Music Performance, Chill Out, Beer & BBQ

Venue: Bug Dome, the Artwork by THE WEAK!, North-east Square of Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:14:00-22:00
Host:Chang Tieh-chi
Guests:Ou Ning, Leung Man Tao, Liao Wei-tang, Cao Shu-ying, Chen Mie, Tang Siu Wa, Huang Shou-yen, Ching-yueh Roan, Lin Chi Wei, Hsieh Ying-chun, Marco Gasagrande, Liu Kuo-chang

1. Toyo Ito Lecture : Architecture Transforms Cities
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:14:00-15:30

2. “Under the Sun: Hsia Chang-shi Retrospective” Opening & Panel Discussion
Venue:Guan Shanyue Art Museum, No. 6026, Hongli Road, Shenzhen
Time:14:30 (opening); 15:00-17:00 (panel discussion)
Moderator:Feng Jiang
Guests:He Jingtang, Eduard Koegel,Wang Fangji,Song Gang

3. Press Conference of 2009 SZHK Bi-city Biennale
Venue:Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:16:30-17:30

4. Opening Ceremony of 2009 SZHK Bi-city Biennale
Venue:Shenzhen Civic Square
Time:
18:00-19:00 Premier Screening of ODYSSEY by Zhu Wen
19:00-19:30 Performance:”Civic Center Blueprint-Shenzhen” by Liu Kuo Chang
19:30-20:00 Performance: “Parkour” by Team Jiyo

5. Arch/Scapes: Swiss Architecture Opening
Venue:West Hall, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:19:00-19:30

6. Opening Dinner of 2009 SZHK Bi-city Biennale
Venue:Grand Ball Room, B1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:19:30-21:30

7. After Party
Venue:V Bar, Crowne Plaza, Shenzhen
Time:22:30-02:00

1. Artist Talks

Venue: SZHKB Cafe, the south entrance of the Underground Exhibition Hall, Shenzhen Civic Square

Time:10:00-12:00
Moderator: Beatrice Galilee
Guests: Alles Wird Gut, Bjarke Ingels/BIG, Kaspar Astrup SCHRÖDER with Team Jiyo, Bureau des Mésarchitectures,feld72,Ifdesign, Hideyuki Nakayama

Time: 13:00-15:00
Moderator: Pauline J. Yao
Guests: Lara Almarcegui, Rigo 23, Liu Xiaoliang, Polit-Sheer-Form Office, Wang Wei

Time: 16:00-18:00
Moderator: Kayoko Ota
Guests: Toshihiro Komatsu, SVESMI, The Living, Momoyo Torimitsu, International Festival, Ball Nogues

Venue: VIP & Media Center, the Underground Exhibition Hall, Shenzhen Civic Square
Time: 15:00-18:00(British Council)
Moderator: Beatrice Galilee
Guests: DRDH, FAT, Aberrant Architecture
More Information: www.britishcouncil.org/china-arts-design-2cities

2. BARC Forum:Green from Scratch
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:10:00-12:00
Moderator: Adrian Hornsby
Guests: Urbanus (Wang Hui, Wu Wenyi), MAD (Ma Yansong, Dang Qun), Urban China (Jiang Jun), BAU (James Brearley, Fang Qun), School of Architecture, Tsinghua University (Zhu Wenyi, Alex Camprubi), MVRDV (Winy Maas, Paul Kroese), ZUS (Elma van Boxel, Kristian Koreman ), Rocksteady Design (Brend Koolhaas, Femke Bijlsma, Reinier Suurenbroek), Powerhouse (Nanne de Ru, Charles Bessard), Dynamic City Foundation (Neville Mars, Alain Fouraux, Liu Jiafeng)

3. ODYSSEY: Architecture and Literature
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time: 14:00-16:00
Moderator: Ou Ning
Guests:Liu Xiaodu, Wang Shu, Zhang Lei, Zhu Xiaofeng, Liu Jiakun, Zhang Ke, Sheng Keyi, Han Lizhu, Lu Nei, Ching-yueh Roan, Hu Shuwen, Han Dong, Zhu Wen

4. Toward A Civil Architecture: The Second China Architecture Thinking Forum, presented by Southern Metropolis Daily
Venue:Auditorium, 5/F, Shenzhen Library(09:00-12:30),5/F, Shenzhen Concert Hall(14:00-17:30)
Host: Zhu Tao
Moderator: Leung Man Tao
Guests: Xia Zhujiu, Huang Shengyuan, Hsien Ying-chun, Ching-yueh Roan, Chen Yunzhong, Lu Ruifang, Wang Jun, Liu Jiakun, Feng Feifei

5. “URBANISMS: Steven Holl + Li Hu” Opening
Venue: Vanke Center, Da Mei Sha, Shenzhen
Address: No 33 Huanmei Road, Dameisha, Yantian District, Shenzhen
Time: 17:00-19:00

6. Cocktail Party co-sponsored by Architectural Record, Steven Holl Architects and China Vanke Co. Ltd
Venue: Vanke Center, Da Mei Sha, Shenzhen
Address: No 33 Huanmei Road, Dameisha, Yantian District, Shenzhen
Time: 19:00-21:00

7. Inheritance – Shenzhen Opening party:Permanent Migrants
Venue: No.104, Tower 10, Hetang Xiaoqu, Huaxia Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Artworks: Bai Xiaoci, Chu Yun, Guy Delisle, Liu Chuang, Christian Jankowski, Jiang Zhi, Daniel Knorr, MAP OFFICE, Yang Yong.

8. Open-air Cinema /16mm Film Screening: Rien que les Heures and Berlin, Symphony of a Great City
Venue: Shenzhen Civic Square
Time: 20:30-22:00

1. Artist Talks
Venue:SZHKB Cafe, the south entrance of Underground Exhibition Hall, Shenzhen Civic Square

Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Moderator: Wei Wei Shannon
Guests: O.P.E.N. Architecture, Jiakun Architects, Standard Architecture, Du Juan, Bai Xiaoci, OURGROUP and Zhang Liang (W), Alliance Architecture, Studio Pei-Zhu with ARUP

Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Moderator: Ya-Zhu Xu
Guests: Lin Chi Wei, Liu Kuo-Chang, WEAK! Architects (Hsieh Ying-chun, Roan Ching-yue and Marco Casagrande)

Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Moderator: Wei Wei Shannon
Guests: Maurer United Architects, Neville Mars/DCF, WORKac, Go West Project, Huang Zhonghan, Liu Sizhao and Lin Tian

2. Biennale Forum:“Make-the-Most-of-it Urbanism ”
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:10:00-12:00
Moderator:Doreen Liu,Jeffrey Johnson
Guests:Dan Wood,David Gianotten,Joseph Grima,Urbanus (Meng Yan),Eric Schuldenfrei,Feng Yuan, Jiang Jun,Li Xiangning, Xu Li, Fabrizio Gallanti

3. Biennale Forum:“Architecture Biennales and Art Biennales – A Panel Discussion”
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:14:00-16:00
Moderator: Pauline J. Yao
Guests: Ou Ning, Tirdad Zolghadr, Gao Shiming, Manray Hsu, Kayoko Ota,Beatrice Galilee

4. NAi Forum:Architecture of Consequence
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:16:30-18:30
Moderator:Ole Bouman
Guests:Bert de Muynck,Brendon McGetrick,Zhu Pei,Zhu Xiaofeng,Zhang Ke,Alexander Sverdlov

5. Open-air Cinema /16mm Film Screening: Sunrise
Venue:Shenzhen Civic Square
Time:20:30-22:00

6. After Party
Venue: IDUTANG, Tower F3, OCT Loft, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Time: 22:00-02:00

1. Artist Talks
Venue:SZHKB Cafe, the south entrance of Underground Exhibition Hall, Shenzhen Civic Square
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Moderator: Beatrice Galilee, Wei Wei Shannon
Guests: Alterazioni Video and AnotherMountainMan, Fabrizio Gallanti and Francesca Insulza, Triptyque, Dry Dairy
URBANUS, Li Shiqiao, Esther Lorenz, Ryan BishopB, John W P Philips, Scott Lash and Andrew Benjamin, Zhubo Architecture Studio

2. Biennale Forum:“Agricultural China: Utopia of Ruralism”
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:10:00-12:00
Moderator:Lü Xing Yu,Ou Ning
Guests:Qiu Jiansheng, He Huili, Hsieh Ying-chun, Huang Sheng-yuan, Wu Yin-ning, Zhong Yong-feng

3. Biennale Forum:“Dual-City relationships: Shenzhen & Hong Kong”
Venue: Multi-function Hall, 1/F, Shenzhen Civic Center
Time:14:00-16:00
Moderator: Laurence Liauw
Guests: Zhu Tao, Wang Weijen, Bai Xiaoci, Feng Yuan, Steve Ching

4. Open-air Cinema /16mm Film Screening: Man With A Movie Camera
Venue:Shenzhen Civic Square
Time:20:30-22:00

5. After Party
Venue: Art de Vivre, 1/F, Shenzhen Public Art Center, Zhongkang Road, Shangmeilin, Futian District, Shenzhen
Time: 22:00-02:00

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Odyssey: Architecture and Literature

The publication of Odyssey, designed by Xiaoma + Chengzi is available in the biennale gift shop now.

SZHKB Guide Book

The SZHKB Guide Books are now available for sale in the exhibition shop, at a cost of 20 RMB each only. Take one home now!

Participating works

Here shows the pictures of some participating works. A lot of them are very interactive. Welcome to experience them yourselves in the exhibition sites.

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