Shenzhen CBD [深圳福田中心区]
Creation of a CBD masterplan
Location: [福田区] Futian district, Shenzhen
Typology: Central Business District Scale: 607ha Contracting authority: Shenzhen City Year: 1990-today
The ever-growing Central Business District of Shenzhen is a symbol of the city’s fast development which turned a village into a global economic centre in two decades and epitomizes China’s transition to capitalism. In the early 1990s, the city of Shenzhen invited international experts from different fields to discuss and create the blueprint of the city’s CBD in Futian District. It includes a global concept for street network, transportation system and municipal facilities. Every two years, the gigantic plaza at the front of the Civic Centre hosts some activities of the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture.
Keywords: Power, Size Up
Creation of a CBD masterplan
Location: [福田区] Futian district, Shenzhen
Typology: Central Business District Scale: 607ha Contracting authority: Shenzhen City Year: 1990-today
The ever-growing Central Business District of Shenzhen is a symbol of the city’s fast development which turned a village into a global economic centre in two decades and epitomizes China’s transition to capitalism. In the early 1990s, the city of Shenzhen invited international experts from different fields to discuss and create the blueprint of the city’s CBD in Futian District. It includes a global concept for street network, transportation system and municipal facilities. Every two years, the gigantic plaza at the front of the Civic Centre hosts some activities of the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture.
Keywords: Power, Size Up