Design Society, about the delivery of a new creative platform
When my work as Founding Director of Design Society began, the conditions were great: SOE China Merchants’ pioneering engagement with a new industry, design, had…
Read more30/12/2013The Berlage: Masterclass with Ole Bouman
The weeklong master class led by Ole Bouman, took place from Friday, April 19 to Friday, April 29, and explored the rehabilitation, redevelopment, and ultimately reprogramming of the former Guangdong Float Glass Factory in the Shekou area of Shenzhen.
Participants will attempt to answer the following questions: How to identify quality in derelict architecture? How can value be created through design? How to regenerate value out of industrial heritage? How to reassess industrial and building project development? How to make it attractive to visitors and users? How to draft new business cases for old plants?
Using comparative historical and theoretical research as points of departure, participants will explore how to translate this knowledge into strategic scenarios for redevelopment of the factory into initial sketches for creative scenarios. At the same time, participants will also rethink the role of a cultural initiative like the UABB*Shenzhen to be an experimental vehicle for social change.
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Design Society about to Have Its Grand Opening on December 2, 2017
After years of careful planning, The Sea World Art Center, run by Design Society and listed as one of the ten most exciting new destinations…
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Design Society launches its official website: designsociety.cn
Design Society offers an innovative and inclusive cultural platform, comprising Design Society Foundation and a commercial arm to ensure a sustainable operating model. Founded by…
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12/09/2015 Shekou Design Museum Hiring for Second Time 蛇口设计博物馆第二次招聘
In the last 35 years, China has achieved a better life for hundreds of millions of people. Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta region have…
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23/05/2015 Shekou Design Museum is hiring
The Shekou Design Museum in Shenzhen, scheduled to open in early 2017, is now starting the recruitment process. The first positions to be advertised are:…
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09/01/2015 Founding Shekou Design Museum
China Merchants Group (CMG) has appointed Ole Bouman as Director of the Shekou Design Museum in Shenzhen, a project being developed in collaboration with the…
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14/07/2014 RE-CREATION at Venice Biennale
Re-Creation has been created as an integral part of the Shenzhen B-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB), in collaboration with its Creative Director Ole Bouman, who…
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14/07/2014 UABB documentary
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05/06/2014 RE–CREATION. THE RESILIENCE OF ARCHITECTURE
RE–CREATION. THE RESILIENCE OF ARCHITECTURE Finnish pavilion, curated by Juulia Kauste and Ole Bouman 14TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 7 JUNE…
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