SHENZHEN QIANHAI ARTIFICIAL ISLAND – INVITED COMPETITION. SHENZHEN, CHINA

SHENZHEN QIANHAI ARTIFICIAL ISLAND – INVITED COMPETITION. SHENZHEN, CHINA

NAUTA, in association with VTLab London and Metrostudio Shenzhen, are finalists in invited competition for the urban and landscape design of an artificial island in the Qianhai bay of Shenzhen, China. The Shenzhen government is planning to rethink a portion of the Highway along the Pearl river delta, which will soon intersect another highway and turn into the Shenzhen-Zhuhai bridge. The intersection will be moved underwater and will become the foundation for an artificial island. We have been invited to envisage the potential for transforming this artificial island from a mere technical ventilation shaft into a landscape landmark.