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Finland/Shenzhen Architecture Tour | day 2

Finland-Shenzhen Architecture Tour by MovingCities | December 8, 2011
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

Finland-Shenzhen Symposium on Architectural Competitions | December 6, 2011
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 »

FI-SZ Symposium on Architectural Competitions

Finland-Shenzhen Symposium on Architectural Competitions | Shenzhen 6th Dec 2011
Finland-Shenzhen Symposium on Architectural Competitions | Shenzhen 6th Dec 2011

MovingCities presents/organizes/debates tomorrow, Tuesday DEC 6th – at Shenzhen Urban Planning & Land Resources 深圳规划大厦, the ‘Finland-Shenzhen Symposium on Architectural Competitions’ 深圳×芬兰建筑设计竞赛座谈会邀请. The symposium is hosted by the Shenzhen Center for Design 都市实践 and supported by Helsinki World Design Capital 2012. Info, background and program after the break. read more »

Shenzhen | ‘Architects In The House’ party

Architects in the House - Finland's architecture party | 2011 SZHK Biennale
Architects in the House - Finland's architecture party | 2011 SZHK Biennale

MovingCities proudly invites/supports/presents the ARCHITECTS IN THE ‘HOUSE – Finland’s architecture party! Tunes and theories by architects-musicians Tuomas Toivonen & Martti Kalliala. Next Wednesday, DEC 7th – at Idutang OCT in Shenzhen – starting at 9pm – they’ll play, perform and plan till late. The event is hosted by Helsinki World Design Capital 2012, as part of the 2011 Shenzhen-Hongkong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture-program.
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DOUBLE HAPPY (8+8=19) | publication

Double Happy | photo by Hanne Granberg
Double Happy | photo by Hanne Granberg

DOUBLE HAPPY: (8+8=19) Views on Architecture in Finland and China
双喜: (8+8=19) 份对芬兰和中国建筑的观察 is a new review, published by Newly Drawn – a project initiated and run by a group of young independent Finnish architects – curated in cooperation with OK Do. Amongst many contributors, Bert de Muynck | MovingCities wrote a piece called ‘Zigzagging Zibo‘. read more »

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