OMA wins shenzhen crystal island competition

Published on June 20, 2009 by brooks | This story has been viewed 1,647 times
shenzhen crystal island competition by OMA and urbanus image courtesy OMA /ole scheeren

shenzhen crystal island competition by OMA and urbanus image courtesy OMA /ole scheeren

OMA in collaboration with shenzhen based architects urbanus has been awarded first prize in the shenzhen crystal island competition.

the scheme builds on shenzhen’s newly acquired status of ‘city of design’, awarded by UNESCO in 2008, and proposes for the city’s crystal island project the formation of ’shenzhen creative center’: a focal point for the city’s creative industries in front
of shenzhen’s iconic city hall. previously dispersed creative industries will be joined through connective infrastructure and cultivated in a landscape of multiplicity,permeability, and openness towards creative activity.

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above ground, shenzhen creative center consists of a 20-hectare landscape of parks and gardens, populated by clusters of pavilions and small buildings – ‘design villages’ that form a vibrant micro-urbanism of public activity. the site is encompassed by an
elevated pedestrian ‘ring connector’, an urban walkway joining its multiple elements and infrastructures.

underground, a system of ’shortcut connectors’ link existing and future train and subway stations and provide access to buses, taxis, shopping areas, city hall, and the creative center,while accommodating diverse design-related display and activity zones.

at the heart of these two systems is the ’shenzhen eye’, a new landmark for the city.

shenzhen crystal island competition

shenzhen crystal island competition

shenzhen crystal island night view

shenzhen crystal island night view

shenzhen crystal island night view

shenzhen crystal island night view

shenzhen crystal island plan

shenzhen crystal island plan

shenzhen crystal island plan

shenzhen crystal island plan

shenzhen crystal island plan

shenzhen crystal island plan

About OMA

OMA

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is a leading international partnership practicing contemporary architecture, urbanism, and cultural analysis.

The office is led by partners – Rem Koolhaas, Ole Scheeren, Ellen van Loon, Reinier de Graaf, Shohei Shigematsu and Managing Partner, Victor van der Chijs – and employs a staff of around 220 of more than 35 nationalities. Architects, researchers, designers, model makers, industrial designers and graphic designers work in close collaboration, and expert consultants are intimately involved from the beginning of the design process.

OMA’s recently completed projects include Prada Transformer, a rotating multi-use pavilion in Seoul (2009), the Zeche Zollverein Historical Museum and master plan in Essen (2006), the Seoul National University Museum of Art (2005), the much acclaimed Casa da Música in Porto (2005), the Prada Epicenter in Los Angeles (2004), the Seattle Central Library (2004), the Leeum Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul (2004), the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin (2003), the IIT Campus Center in Chicago (2003), and the Prada Epicenter in New York (2001).

The work of Rem Koolhaas and OMA has won several international awards including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2000, the Praemium Imperiale (Japan) in 2003, the RIBA Gold Medal (UK) in 2004 and the Mies van der Rohe – European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (2005).

To accommodate a rangeof projects throughout the world, OMA maintains offices in Europe (OMA*AMO Rotterdam), North America (OMA*AMO Architecture PC New York), Asia (OMA Beijing). OMA also recently established an office in Hong Kong for its work on several projects in the area.

AMO

The counterpart to OMA’s traditional architectural practice is AMO, a design and research studio based in the company’s Rotterdam office. While OMA remains dedicated to the realization of buildings and master plans, its subsidiary AMO is a think tank that operates in areas beyond the boundaries of architecture and urbanism – including sociology, technology, media and politics.

AMO’s resume includes work for Universal Studios, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Harvard University, Condé Nast, Heineken, and Ikea. Recent works include the development of in-store technology for Prada, a strategy for the future of Volkswagen, a strategy for TMRW, new organic fast food chain and work for Platform 21, new design institute in Amsterdam and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.

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