Ban Xue Gang High-Tech Zone Core Area Urban Quality Improvement International Design Competition

In the future Ban Xue Gang High-Tech Zone will use information and communications technology, and technological creative industry as its engine, together with Longhua Center, Qinghu Sub- center, Shenezhenbei Railway Station business center, to develop jointly and become a demonstrative area that unites technological business, industry incubation, and service, merges industrial and urban qualities.

Category Project Competition
Type International, Project, RfQ , Restricted, Two-Stage, Onymous
Genre Conceptual, Urban
Country Shenzhen, China
RegDeadline 17 November 2017 GoogleCal iCal
17 November 2017 (via Online)
Eligibility Build Qualification Examination Committee, members are constituted of 5 representatives who are familiar with the industry design level and have background in the industry of architecture, landscape architecture, and art design, etc.

Description
Ban Xue Gang High-Tech Zone is the area of strategic importance in leading creative industry of the Pearl River Delta participating in international competition and cooperation, the demonstration area of Shenzhen Eastward Development Strategy, and the key development area of Shenzhen. This competition is held according to Shenzhen’s objective of creating the “Cleanest City of the Country” and “World Renowned Flower City”, and building “National Forest City” work arrangement, and in order to improve quality of the core area of Ban Xue Gang High-Tech Zone, connect to the overall urban planning execution plan of Ban Xue Gang High-Tech Zone, and ensure periodical results are enacted.
This design competition should has an worldly vision, learns from development experiences of developed areas of the globe, unites international top-rank design wisdom, and fully enhances “rooted in local, embrace the world” creative spirits. Should connect the urban quality improvement plan and current problems that need to be dealt with urgently, make sure the plan can be implemented in the near future, and strive to make a substantial improvement of urban quality of this area in a relatively short time period, and then improve overall urban service and competitiveness of the area. At the same time, through the improvement in spatial quality, drive local cultural quality to improve, strive to reach the realm and height of “express local essence through culture”, gradually reach the development goal of “city-industry integration, green and humane smart city pioneer demonstration area”.
This competition includes four projects:
- “Bantian in the Forest” Surrounding Suburban (distinctive) Parks Holistic Conceptual Design Plan International Competition
- Ban Xue Gang Art Center and Surrounding Block Architecture Conceptual Design Plan International Competition
- Ban Xue Gang High-Tech Zone Improve Greenery and Landscape Design of Urban Streets and Nodes International Competition
- Ban Xue Gang High-Tech Zone Urban VI and Application Design International Competition.

Jury
Not yet announced

Prize
The First prize: 1.8 million CNY
The Second prize: 800,000 CNY
8 finalist teams: 200,000 CNY each

Entry Fee
None

Organizer
Bantian Sub-district Office, Longgang District, Shenzhen，Longgang District Urban Management Bureau, Shenzhen

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