Designed in collaboration with Donghua Chen Studio, the exhibition hall is imagined as “gardens within a box” with a village-like indoor space cloaked underneath a multi-layered transparent façade. News of the scheme comes weeks after Sou Fujimoto Architects unveiled their design for the Shenzhen Reform and Opening-Up Exhibition Hall. At the base, a landscape integrated with water sees public seating, a water dance event space, a ticketing lobby, and a public entrance. On its rooftop platform, the scheme contains a restaurant, walkway, sky lobby, and exhibition space. The gradual perceived “disappearance” of the tower lends the scheme a floating, island aura when viewed from the side and above. The result offers the impression of a strong horizontal plane on the upper levels, gradually vanishing as it descends. The central tower forms a core, with peripherally-located tension cables giving structural balance to the overall scheme. At the top, the structure spreads broadly, inspired by the natural forms of flowers, clouds, and islands. The resulting proposal sees the 99 towers floating with limited points of contact with a main central tower. Image: Sou Fujimoto Architectsįor the scheme’s design, the team asked how the “tower” typology could be reimagined in the 21st century, drawing inspiration from the distinctiveness of landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. “Being one and many simultaneously, it symbolizes the future of societies in the age of diversity,” says Sou Fujimoto Architects. The proposed scheme is 268 meters (879 feet) in height and consists of 99 individual towers grouped to appear as one structure looking onto the waterfront. Part of an international competition for which no first prize was awarded, the Fujimoto design was awarded the top ranking through earning second prize. Sou Fujimoto Architects has unveiled designs for a landmark tower in Shenzhen, China.

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