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VALUE FACTORY FEBRUARY 2014

United Kingdom Architecture News - Feb 20, 2014 - 16:07   2132 views

VALUE FACTORY FEBRUARY 2014

Having welcomed more than 120.000 visitors already, we have entered the final weeks of this edition's Shenzhen Biennale. The Value Factory does justice to its name and offers a jam packed program to conclude a very inspiring UABB 2013, yielding some amazing results. In between the events, you may enjoy the sound of silence at this very special place at the border of Shenzhen, looking out over the civilizational miracle of Pearl River Delta.
Check out this month's full program and some of the highlights below.
FRIDAY 21 //
10:00-18:00 Los Angeles Biennale of Architecture / Urbanism STUDY| PERFORMANCE One City Hosting Another, L.A. Biennale Testing Itself in Shenzhen. 
An experimentation in creating a nomadic biennale on urbanism, hosted by the UABB Shenzhen.
With Orhan Ayyuce, Karen Lohrmann, Paul Petrunia, Amelia Taylor-Hochberg, Andrew Wilcox, Sarah Lorenzen, Brain Todd Mann, Marcos Sanchez and Aris Janigian.
16:00-17:00 Architects in Residence Lecture: Ruta Leitanaite
SATURDAY 22 //
10:00-18:00 THNK School for Creative Leadership WORKSHOP Creative Concepting Flow
With Gunter Wehmeyer.
10:00-18:00 Los Angeles Biennale of Architecture / Urbanism STUDY| PERFORMANCE One City Hosting Another, L.A. Biennale Testing Itself in Shenzhen.
An experimentation in creating a nomadic biennale on urbanism, hosted by the UABB Shenzhen.
With Orhan Ayyuce, Karen Lohrmann, Paul Petrunia, Amelia Taylor-Hochberg, Andrew Wilcox, Sarah Lorenzen, Brain Todd Mann, Marcos Sanchez and Aris Janigian.
12:30-18:00 Studio-X Shenzhen SYMPOSIUM| SCREENING: Of Sites and Contexts: engaging locality and the cultural networks of the Pearl River Delta. 
With Jianxing He, Keith Lam, Marina Otero Verzier, Eric Schuldenfrei, Zheng Guogu, Ole Bouman, Lu Hong, Carol Yinghua Lu, Koon Yeewan, Eddie Lui Fung-Ngar, Qinyi Lim, Marisa Yiu, Lydia Chan and Chantal Wong.
14:00 Guided Tours
15:30 Kids Architects
16:00 Riptide PRESENTATION| DEBATE Coaster Raid! 
Coaster Raid, is a Creative City Exploration inviting to (re)discover the unique identity of Shekou through creativity. Coaster Raid aims to create a popular and open reflection about the city's identity and development.
SUNDAY 23 //
10:00-18:00 THNK School for Creative Leadership WORKSHOP Creative Concepting Flow
With Gunter Wehmeyer.
10:00-18:00 Los Angeles Biennale of Architecture / Urbanism STUDY| PERFORMANCE One City Hosting Another, L.A. Biennale Testing Itself in Shenzhen. 
An experimentation in creating a nomadic biennale on urbanism, hosted by the UABB Shenzhen.
With Orhan Ayyuce, Karen Lohrmann, Paul Petrunia, Amelia Taylor-Hochberg, Andrew Wilcox, Sarah Lorenzen, Brain Todd Mann, Marcos Sanchez and Aris Janigian.
14:30 Shenzhen Design Center: 10*10*100 Jury Meeting
15:30 CZC Symposium
17:00 Mies van der Rohe Foundation EXHIBITION| DEBATE Europe: on Borders, Value and Quality - The Identification of Quality in Architecture
With Antoni Vives, Giovanna Carnevali, Willy Muller, Weiwen Huang, Zhang You Xing, Xiaodu Liu and Ole Bouman. Moderated by Albert Civit.
THURSDAY 27 //
16:00 Value Factory Academy EXHIBITION| CEREMONY VF Imaginations
FRIDAY 28 //
CLOSING CEREMONY
9:00-10:30 International Forum 1: International Architectural Awards and Contemporary Chinese Architecture/Urbanism
Host: Jeffrey Johnson Speakers: Yung Ho Chang, Manuel Cuadra, Pehr Mikael Sällström, Nigel Bax, Colin Fournier.

10:45-12:30 International Forum 2: Shenzhen Biennale and the Future of Cities
Host: Ole Bouman Speakers: Jie Tang, Yung Ho Chang, Ning Ou, Terence Riley, Jeffrey Johnson, Marisa Yiu.
13:00-14:00 Hong Kong Value Farm FESTIVAL| MARKET Harvesting festival
14:00-14:30 Book Launch Event for UABB Catalogue (invites only)
14:30-15:45 Official UABB 2013 Closing Ceremony
15:50-16:50 Performance: Dimen Dong
 
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