The exhibition “Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion” was recently inaugurated at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MoCAUP) in China. The exhibition provides a retrospective of MAD’s research and practices through 52 projects spanning almost two decades across an expansive space of more than 3,000 square meters.
Title
Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning
Date
29 September - 17 December 2023
Venue
Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning, Ground Exhibition Hall, A1&B1 Exhibition Hall
As one of the milestones of China’s first economic reform, Dacheng Flour Factory was established in 1979, marking itself as a one of the most impressive landmark of the area with an iconic cylindrical silo. It has witnessed the prosperity of Shenzhen’s industrial era which ceased due to economic reform, leading to its eventual closure.
Project name
CIMC Prince Bay Dacheng Plaza
Principal architect
Kevin Wang, Global Design Principal
Client
China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
Embraced by a dynamic city fabric that located in between the Shenzhen CBD and Hong Kong, Xinsha is an old neighbourhood with narrow valleys under rapid urban regeneration. With the aim of enhancing the local education standard, Aedas Executive Director Chris Chen and Founder and Global Principal Designer Keith Griffiths have led the team to design...
Project name
Shenzhen Futian Hongling Mangrove School
Principal architect
Chris Chen, Executive Director; Keith Griffiths, Founder and Global Principal Designer
Collaborators
Local Design Institution: China Construction Design International (CCDI Group)
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Used Development
With the rise of women's independence in the new era, words such as “ease and confidence”, “undefined” and “live sparkling” are increasingly emphasized in the process of self-pursuit. Besides, the economy with self-pleasing as its demand has all the more contributed to the rapid rise of the beauty industry.
Interior design
MOSOM DESIGN
Principal designer
Zhongchen Jin
Design team
Ting Xiu, Shihao Guo, Fengxian Zhao
Completion year
March 2023
Typology
Commercial › Store
Aedas, Shenzhen Capol International & Associates and MLA+B.V. joined hands to win the Shenzhen Construction Industry Ecological & Intelligent Valley Headquarters design competition. The design is set to be a low-carbon smart hub embraced by a lush landscape in Longgang district.
Project name
Shenzhen Construction Industry Ecological & Intelligent Valley Headquarters Phase 1 Urban Planning and Architectural Design
Principal architect
Kelvin Hu, Executive Director; Keith Griffiths, Founder and Global Principal Designer
Design team
Joint venture of Shenzhen Capol International & Associates Co., Ltd, Aedas and MLA+B.V.
Client
Shenzhen Longgang District Urban Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
“Open space provides freedom of growth and opportunity for new possibilities. One immersed in the space should experience the freedom of living through creatively interacting with it.” This is what designers Margie and Xinru said in regards to the idea of "freedom" in space. They implemented this idea in a high-rise apartment in the central area of...
Project name
Central City Apartment, Shenzhen
Architecture firm
X-ZOO Design
Principal architect
Xinru Wei, Margie Zhao
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
There is a popular saying among the new generation of young people: "'Lang' (the Chinese word, meaning roaming about) is everyone's fate, and it is a matter of form and time." In the sea of life, most people are driven by the continuous tide of the times. While the new generation of young people are bold in facing the vagaries of the wind and waves...
Project name
Customer Experience Center for MINI in Qianhai
Architecture firm
ARCHIHOPE Ltd.
Location
Qianhai, Shenzhen City, China
Principal architect
Hihope Zhu
Design team
Jane Fang, Xu Chang
Built area
Floor Area: 200 m²
Completion year
December 28th, 2022
Material
GRG, Terrazzo, Microcement
Typology
Commercial › Store, Exhibition Hall, Showroom
Situated in the Nanyou district in central Nanshan area, the Zhongtai Residential Development consists of a 5-storey podium and above it a 33-storey residential building providing 238 units. On account of the site’s lack of pleasant greenery, the design’s primary objective is to inject vitality and improve the urban interface.
Project name
Zhongtai Residential Development
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
Cary Lau, Global Design Principal
Client
Shenzhen Zhong Lian Ye Trading Co. Ltd.
Typology
Residential › Apartments
