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Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture

By Clifford A. Pearson
At the entrance to the Value Factory site in Shenzhen, Noreen Heng Liu of Node Architecture designed a restaurant standing on columns above an existing concrete structure.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
At the entrance to the Value Factory site in Shenzhen, Noreen Heng Liu of Node Architecture designed a restaurant standing on columns above an existing concrete structure.
Photo © Architectural Record
The Value Factory complex includes (from left to right): the Machine Hall and chimney, a silo building, and a warehouse.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
The Value Factory complex includes (from left to right): the Machine Hall and chimney, a silo building, and a warehouse.
Photo © Architectural Record
Entrance to the Machine Hall.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
Entrance to the Machine Hall.
Photo © Architectural Record
A ramp takes visitors from the restaurant building, around the base of the chimney, and to the Machine Hall.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
A ramp takes visitors from the restaurant building, around the base of the chimney, and to the Machine Hall.
Photo © Architectural Record
An LED wall at one end of the Machine Hall announces Ole Bouman’s manifesto for the Shenzhen portion of the biennale.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
An LED wall at one end of the Machine Hall announces Ole Bouman’s manifesto for the Shenzhen portion of the biennale.
Photo © Architectural Record
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
Photo © Architectural Record
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
Photo © Architectural Record
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
Photo © Architectural Record
In the Machine Hall, Columbia University set up a pop-up branch of its multi-locational Studio X.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
In the Machine Hall, Columbia University set up a pop-up branch of its multi-locational Studio X.
Photo © Architectural Record
Inside the Silo Building, O-office Architects cut out rectangles in the  floors and covered them with glass, creating remarkable views through  the structure.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
Inside the Silo Building, O-office Architects cut out rectangles in the floors and covered them with glass, creating remarkable views through the structure.
Photo courtesy O-office Architects
Inside the Silo Building, O-office Architects cut out rectangles in the floors and covered them with glass, creating remarkable views through the structure.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
Inside the Silo Building, O-office Architects cut out rectangles in the floors and covered them with glass, creating remarkable views through the structure.
Photo courtesy O-office Architects
About a mile from the Value Factory, a warehouse near the ferry terminal serves as the second venue for the Shenzhen Biennale.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
About a mile from the Value Factory, a warehouse near the ferry terminal serves as the second venue for the Shenzhen Biennale.
Photo © Architectural Record
View of the timeline and other exhibits in the 40,000 square-foot warehouse.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
View of the timeline and other exhibits in the 40,000 square-foot warehouse.
Photo © Architectural Record
One of the video pods in the warehouse.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
One of the video pods in the warehouse.
Photo © Architectural Record
A display by Zeng Guansheng of Mozhao Studio looks at one of Shenzhen’s changing internal boundaries.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
A display by Zeng Guansheng of Mozhao Studio looks at one of Shenzhen’s changing internal boundaries.
Photo © Architectural Record
Exterior of the ferry building serving as the main venue for the Hong Kong portion of the biennale.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
Exterior of the ferry building serving as the main venue for the Hong Kong portion of the biennale.
Photo © Architectural Record
Inside the ferry terminal before the biennale exhibits had been installed. Ferry passengers pass along the right of the space, while biennale visitors will go to the left side of the metal-mesh fence.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
Inside the ferry terminal before the biennale exhibits had been installed. Ferry passengers pass along the right of the space, while biennale visitors will go to the left side of the metal-mesh fence.
Photo © Architectural Record
Residents of the Kwun Tong area protesting the opening of the Hong Kong Biennale and the gentrification of their neighborhood.
Exhibition Review: Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture
Residents of the Kwun Tong area protesting the opening of the Hong Kong Biennale and the gentrification of their neighborhood.
Photo © Architectural Record
At the entrance to the Value Factory site in Shenzhen, Noreen Heng Liu of Node Architecture designed a restaurant standing on columns above an existing concrete structure.
The Value Factory complex includes (from left to right): the Machine Hall and chimney, a silo building, and a warehouse.
Entrance to the Machine Hall.
A ramp takes visitors from the restaurant building, around the base of the chimney, and to the Machine Hall.
An LED wall at one end of the Machine Hall announces Ole Bouman’s manifesto for the Shenzhen portion of the biennale.
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
The main space in the 465,000-square-foot Machine Hall.
In the Machine Hall, Columbia University set up a pop-up branch of its multi-locational Studio X.
Inside the Silo Building, O-office Architects cut out rectangles in the  floors and covered them with glass, creating remarkable views through  the structure.
Inside the Silo Building, O-office Architects cut out rectangles in the floors and covered them with glass, creating remarkable views through the structure.
About a mile from the Value Factory, a warehouse near the ferry terminal serves as the second venue for the Shenzhen Biennale.
View of the timeline and other exhibits in the 40,000 square-foot warehouse.
One of the video pods in the warehouse.
A display by Zeng Guansheng of Mozhao Studio looks at one of Shenzhen’s changing internal boundaries.
Exterior of the ferry building serving as the main venue for the Hong Kong portion of the biennale.
Inside the ferry terminal before the biennale exhibits had been installed. Ferry passengers pass along the right of the space, while biennale visitors will go to the left side of the metal-mesh fence.
Residents of the Kwun Tong area protesting the opening of the Hong Kong Biennale and the gentrification of their neighborhood.
December 30, 2013

At the entrance to the Value Factory site in Shenzhen, Noreen Heng Liu of Node Architecture designed a restaurant standing on columns above an existing concrete structure.
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Contributing editor Clifford Pearson is the co-author, with A. Eugene Kohn, of The World By Design, and writes about architecture and urbanism.

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