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Finland/Shenzhen Architecture Tour | day 2
January 4th, 2012 • consultancy, movingmemos, works
Tags: helsinki, projects, shenzhen 深圳

Finland-Shenzhen Architecture Tour by MovingCities | December 8, 2011
The second day [see day one] of the Finland/Shenzhen Architecture Tour presented a diverse Shenzhen 深圳. Starting in the VANKE Shenzhen headquarters, the group of 20 Finnish architects moved on to Shenzhen Tower (441.8 meter) and via the Shenzhen University – Dept. Arch ended up in the opening ceremony of 2011 Shenzhen-Hongkong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture featuring a performance by Finnish architect-musician Tuomas Toivonen. read more »
Finland/Shenzhen Architecture Tour | day 1
January 3rd, 2012 • 1 comment consultancy, movingmemos, works
Tags: helsinki, projects, shenzhen 深圳

Finland-Shenzhen Symposium on Architectural Competitions | December 6, 2011
During the opening week of the 2011 Shenzhen-Hongkong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, MovingCities toured a group of 20 Finnish architects around in Shenzhen 深圳. The first day of the two-day program [see day two] started in the Shenzhen Center for Design 都市实践 with a discussion/presentation on the topic of ‘Finland-Shenzhen Symposium on Architectural Competitions‘ 深圳×芬兰建筑设计竞赛座谈会邀请, continued with visits to and meetings with local architecture offices and real-estate developers. Impressions after the break. read more »
Hong Kong University | appointment
September 23rd, 2011 • movingmemos, works
Tags: architecture, hong kong 香港, lectures, projects, seminar, shanghai 上海

Fall 2011 Special Lecture Series | HKU Shanghai Study Center, 2011
From September 2011 onwards, Bert de Muynck | MovingCities has been appointed ‘assistant professor’ at the The University of Hong Kong – Faculty of Architecture, teaching the course on ‘Architecture Theory and History [20th Century]‘ at HKU Shanghai Study Centre. We’re very pleased to share this news and place special focus onto the upcoming ‘Under the Skin‘-fall lecture series, to be held at HKU in Shanghai. read more »
NAi China workshop | day III
May 10th, 2011 • movingmemos, works
Tags: hangzhou 杭州, projects, workshop

NAi China Housing workshop | Tuesday April 26, 2011
The third, and final day of the “NAi China Housing workshop” went further, deeper and broader into understanding the potential of bringing in social/affordable/low-cost/low-rent housing in the context of the VANKE 万科 Xianghe-project. Snapshots while Dutch and Chinese architects are discussing masterplans, manuals and methodologies. read more »
NAi China workshop | day II
May 9th, 2011 • movingmemos, works
Tags: hangzhou 杭州, projects, workshop

NAi China Housing workshop | Monday April 25, 2011
The second day of the “NAi China Housing workshop” comprised of a series of housing-related project presentations by Dutch and Chinese architects, followed by discussions, brainstorms and sketching sessions. During the morning program, Mao Daqing 毛大庆 [Executive Vice President, Vanke Co Ltd, President of Beijing Vanke Co Ltd] introduced the operations and ambitions of VANKE 万科, followed by the Xianghe Project Introduction 香河项目介绍 by Zhao Feifei 赵菲菲 [Beijing Vanke Co Ltd]. read more »