posts tagged ‘shenzhen 深圳’
Shenzhen | Scenes from the Street
November 22nd, 2011 • cities, movingmemos
Tags: shenzhen 深圳, urbanism

Shenzhen | November 12, 2011
On our last day in Shenzhen 深圳, MovingCities strolled the streets, occasionally hovering on top of them, scanning the Super Skyline. Shenzhen 深圳 is not only a city of planning, progress and pompous towers, but foremost a city of people, intimate and public places, of pavements and shifting population patterns. read more »
Shenzhen Planning Building | Urbanus Architecture & Design
November 20th, 2011 • architectures, movingmemos
Tags: architecture, housing, shenzhen 深圳, urbanism

Shenzhen Planning Building by Urbanus Architecture & Design | November 11, 2011
On Friday November 11, MovingCities paid a visit to the Shenzhen Planning Building 深圳规划大厦, designed by Urbanus Architecture & Design 都市实践. Located inside the building is the Shenzhen Center for Design 都市实践, a newly established NGO institute aiming to encourage and promote innovative urban and habitat design. Currently they are organizing the 1-Unit 100-Families 10000-Residents Competition of Affordable Housing Design. Deadline for the competition is near, on Friday November 25, 2011. Background and info. read more »
Shenzhen | Super Skyline
November 17th, 2011 • cities, movingmemos
Tags: shenzhen 深圳, skyline

Shenzhen | November 12, 2011
We’ve seen Shenzhen 深圳 changing during the past few years. We’ve seen its skyline, alas, reaching for the sky. We’ve seen the 441.8 meter Shenzhen Tower (aka the KK100, architect TFP Farrells) raising up from the ground, being constructed in-between the towers and now finally completed. read more »
OCT | Urbanus Architecture & Design
November 15th, 2011 • architectures, movingmemos
Tags: architecture, shenzhen 深圳

OCT Phase 2 by Urbanus Architecture & Design | November 9, 2011
While in Shenzhen 深圳, MovingCities seems to be almost naturally pulled towards the OCT Loft-area. This creative precinct is the place where we meet people, where we drink and eat, shop, stroll and sometimes sleep. Recently, Urbanus Architecture & Design 都市实践 completed the second phase of the renovation of this creative cluster. A few snapshots. read more »
Shanghai >> Shenzhen
November 14th, 2011 • movingmemos, travel
Tags: aerophotography, on-the-move, shanghai 上海, shenzhen 深圳

Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport New Terminal | November 8, 2011
Last week MovingCities resided in Shenzhen 深圳 to work on a project we hope to inform you soon more about. To us, flying means aerophotography, means measuring progress, seeing land reclamation projects turn into airports, having flash-backs to 2009 when the city was working on preparing the grounds for its new airport. Today, the Fuksas Future is almost there. read more »