Amateur Architecture Studio
Clavel Arquitectos
MOS
OBRA
Studio Up
Wei Chun Yu
James Corner Field Operations
Atelier FCJZ
David Chipperfield Architects
Steven Holl Architects
Qi Xin Atelier
Fang Media
WSP
Woods Bagot Asia
Wu Zhiqiang
Stefano di Martino
Scott S. Fisher
Jennifer Stein
Go West curated
Alejandro Aravena
J. Mayer H.
JohnstonMarkLee
Open Architecture
Aranda Lasch
MAD Architecture
Mass Studies
Hashim Sarkis
Himmelb(l)au
Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto
Atelier FCJZ
Urbanus and OMA
Denis Scott Brown
Frank O. Gehry
Michael Graves
Allen Greenberg
Leon Krier
Thomas Gordon Smith
Robert A.M. Stern
Stanley Tigermann
Tom Verebes
Stefan Al
Vincci Mak
Doreen Liu
Feng Guochuan
Zhu Xiong Yu
Terence Riley
Keyang Tang
Jiakun Liu
David van der Leer
Rochelle Steiner
Michiel Hulshof
Daan Roggeveen
Jeffrey Johnson
Xiangning Li
Jiang Jun
Su Yunsheng
John E. Wing
7/12/2011
SZHKB Bi-city
Different Venues, Shenzhen
Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture. Following the clue of urban development and construction activities, through the carrier of urban space and cultural environment, it is positioned to explore and discuss city and urbanization, to study any urban possibilities and problems of the city. Being professionally, academically and public service oriented, the Biennale becomes a standing, interactive international cultural event between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Chief Curator Terence Riley
"Architecture Creates Cities, Cities Create Architecture" is the title
and theme of the 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of
Urbanism\Architecture. The Biennale will portray the unending
interaction between architecture and cities, while taking on the
discussion of sustainability and urban vitality. Juxtaposing that
interaction found in Chinese cities, including Shenzhen and Hong Kong,
with that of other cities around the world, the pervasive theme will
be seen in the Biennale's exhibitions, publications and related
events.
Chief Curator Terence Riley, the first non-Chinese curator of the
Biennale, has conceived of a program that includes more than 30
exhibitions, symposiums, panel discussions and performances. Riley is
an architect and partner in the architectural firm K/R, and the former
director of the Miami Art Museum. As the Philip Johnson Chief Curator
of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art New York, he
played a key role in overseeing the museum's expansion in 2004.
Highlights of the Biennale
The program of the 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of
Urbanism\Architecture addresses the challenges of sustainability,
vitality, and urban modalities—including reflections on the city and
the forum of the Architecture Biennale. The 2011 Biennale brings
together more than 100 architects, curators, designers, artists,
writers, and other creative individuals whose work expatiates the
significance of urbanism and architecture on a broad international and
contemporary scale.
Exhibitions include: Ultra-Light Village with projects by Amateur
Architecture Studio, Clavel Arquitectos, MOS, OBRA, Studio Up, and Wei
Chun Yu; Chinese Cities in Two Views curated by Keyang Tang; 8 Urban
Plans curated by Jeffrey Johnson and Xiangning Li and with projects by
James Corner Field Operations, Atelier FCJZ, David Chipperfield
Architects, Steven Holl Architects, and collaborations between Urbanus
and OMA, Qi Xin Atelier and Fang Media, WSP and Woods Bagot Asia, Wu
Zhiqiang and Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute;
Informal China curated by Jiang Jun and Su Yunsheng; The Ghana
ThinkTank: Developing the First World curated by John E. Wing; And
Then It Became A City curated by David van der Leer and organized in
tandem with 6 Under 60 curated by Rochelle Steiner, Stefano di
Martino, Scott S. Fisher and Jennifer Stein; Go West curated by
Michiel Hulshof and Daan Roggeveen; The Street curated by Terence
Riley and with projects by Atelier Deshaus, Alejandro Aravena, Fake
Industries Architectural Agonism, spbr, SO-IL, J. Mayer H.,
JohnstonMarkLee, Open Architecture, Aranda Lasch, MAD Architecture,
Mass Studies, and Hashim Sarkis; Boom Shenzhen! curated by Mary Ann
O'Donnell; Shenzhen Builds curated by Terence Riley with projects by
Coop Himmelb(l)au, Massimiliano Fuksas Architetto, Atelier FCJZ,
Urbanus and OMA; The Presence of the Past Revisited curated by Aaron
Betsky featuring interviews with Denis Scott Brown, Frank O. Gehry,
Michael Graves, Allen Greenberg, Leon Krier, Thomas Gordon Smith,
Robert A.M. Stern, and Stanley Tigermann; Counterpart Cities curated
by Jonathan Soloman and Dorothy Tang with work by Tom Verebes, Stefan
Al, Vincci Mak, Doreen Liu, Feng Guochuan, and Zhu Xiong Yu; Favela
Painting Project by Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas; and Rebirth Brick
curated by Jiakun Liu.
The 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture will
also include a series of International Pavilions selected from the
2010 Venice Biennale of Architecture. Featured in what is termed the
Shenzhen Invitational are: Bahrain-Reclaim commissioned by Sh. Mai Al
Khalifa and curated by Noura Al Sayeh and Fuad Al Ansari. The
Netherlands-A House curated by Ole Bouman and co-curated by Jorn
Konijn including work by NL Architects, Arons & Gelauff architects,
NEXT architects, Barcode architects, KCAP, URBANUS, Standard
architects, NODE, O-Office, and CAFA University; Chile-Gimme Shelter!
commissioned by Cristobal Molina Baeza and curated by Sebastian
Irarrázaval and Hugo Mondragón; Finland-Newly Drawn - Emerging
Finnish Architects curated by Martta Louekari with Solution Finland:
The Welfare Game (Solution 239-246) written by Martti Kalliala, Jenna
Stuela, and Tuomas Toivonen; and Austria-Housing in Vienna:
Innovative, Social and Ecological curated by Dietmar Steiner.
The Vernissage of the 2011 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of
Urbanism\Architecture will begin with the Main Plaza Project on
December 8, 2011 in Shenzhen Citizen's Plaza. Created by John Bennett
and Gustavo Bonevardi, the project transforms the Civic Square into a
platform for performances and events that celebrate the vibrant life
of the city. The vernissage features lectures, panel discussions, and
performances by many Biennale participants and notable figures in the
field of architecture such as: CoopHimmelb(l)au co-founder Wolf Prix,
INTI Director Michelle Provoost, Harvard University's Winnie Wong,
famed Chinese-American design curator and critic Aric Chen, and Hong
Kong Biennale curators Gene King and Anderson Lee, among others. Most
vernissage events are free and open to the public. Please check the
Biennale website for more information.
About the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\
Architecture
The Biennale responds to the rapid urbanization of the Pearl River
Delta, where Shenzhen is located. The biennale considers the ways
urban designers and architects face the challenges brought on by
unprecedented urbanization in which global warming and sustainable
development have become keywords. These issues are more significant
and challenging in the context of China's great resource shortage and
are addressed in the various exhibitions, projects and discussions
that occur as part of the biennale. The Biennale is the first to focus
on urbanism as an ongoing theme to explore issues of the city as an
active agent in contemporary culture.
Main Venue:
Shenzhen Civic Square
Organized by:
Shenzhen Municipal Government
Supported by:
Shenzhen Municipal Government
Culture, Sports and Tourism Administration of
Shenzhen Municipality
Co-Organized by:
Shenzhen Media Group
Shenzhen Press Group
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen Public Art Center
To learn more about the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of
Urbanism\Architecture, visit www.szhkbiennale.org/en
Media Contacts:
Jeffrey Walkowiak or Ozgur Gungor
Blue Medium
T: +1 212 675 1800
E: Jeffrey@bluemedium.com
Ozgur@bluemedium.com
CM Dong or Tianqi Zhou
Shenzhen Biennale of
Urbanism\ Architecture
E: cm.dong@szhkbiennale.org
tianqizhou@szhkbiennale.org
Opening Ceremony: December 8
Different Venues
Shenzhen