Icons of Design: Shenzhen’s Monumental Building Projects
Few cities have undergone radical urban transformation like Shenzhen. Designated as China’s first Sp ecial Economic Zone in 1980, this market town of 30,000 people experienced an explosive population increase to 10,000,000 inhabitants over the last 30 years. Shenzhen’s powerful economic status drove massive building projects across the city; new architecture seemingly emerged overnight, continuously reshaping…