Bao'an is the root of culture of Shenzhen. To implement the national, provincial and municipal cultural undertaking development goals, develop the cultural undertaking and cultural industry bigger and stronger, and build the national and international first-class public culture service network, in 2016, Bao'an District Commission and District Government have decided to upgrade and renovate the Mass Culture House, Library & Xin'an Theater in the old town determinedly and courageously. Xin'an Theater will be reconstructed into Bao'an Concert Hall, and the construction of Bao'an Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery will be promoted simultaneously. Bao'an will thus fill in the blank of no concert hall and museum, and build the new cultural highland showing the folk art style and the cutting-edge art.

Among them, Bao’an Public Culture and Arts Center (Museum, Gallery, Art Gallery) project is located on the west side of Bao’an District Government in the central area of Bao’an, within the transition zone of three ring layers confirmed by the “Bao’an District Control Detailed Planning of Bao’an Central District (2004) ", close to the central green axis connected with urban green ring. The superior geographical location achieves the positioning of high starting point for the "Bao’an Public Culture & Art Center” project. Its location at the central part on the economic and cultural axis of Hong Kong, Qianhai and Guangzhou makes it an important geographical position, which will have a huge cultural radiation to the surroundings. Bao’an Public Culture & Arts Center, together with the high-standard planning and construction of public cultural constructions (Library, Youth Palace, Performing Arts Center), Coastal Culture Park, Bay Store of Shenzhen Book City on the green axis in the central district of Bao’an, will become the public cultural landmark building group in the new urban living room of western Shenzhen. Bao’an Public Culture & Art Center is the urban development goal for Bao’an District to achieve "coastal Bao’an, industrial city and vigour district", and an important measure to create "international standards, international top-ranking" public cultural facilities, to build influential landmark buildings of urban culture. Bao’an, the city card, has to have the support of culture. Culture is the soul of a city, and whether there is sufficient and quality cultural facilities have a decisive impact on the future of a city. Cultural thickness and temperature will be the most lasting and moving charm of coastal Bao’an. In order to create the urban cultural public spaces, enhance the overall image of Bao’an, plan "Bao’an Public Culture & Arts Center (Museum, Gallery, Art Gallery)" with a high starting point, the People’s Government of Bao’an District, Shenzhen organizes the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao’an Public Culture & Art Center (Museum, Gallery, Art Gallery) to invite the experienced architectural practices and design firms to participate in.

This competition aims to introduce high level design teams to develop scientific architectural schemes of “three venues into one” through in-depth study of Bao’an Public Culture & Art Center. The participants will have a prospective international vision, innovative design concept and development of ideas to create multi-level, diversified public place of cultural life, enhance and improve Bao’an overall urban cultural taste and attraction, and build it into a cultural landmark of the west coastline with international influences - a vanguard culture & art complex with three-dimensional space concept.

According to the work plan of Bao’an District Committee and Government, the official announcement of this International Competition is hereby announced. Design firms or consortiums who are interested in participating in the International Competition, please fill in the Application form of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery) (see Appendix 1), and submit registration information in accordance with the Working Rules of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design of Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery) (see Appendix 3) before 17:00 August 15, 2016 (Beijing Time) for registration. And complete the deliverables according to the Technical Specifications of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery) (see Appendix 4), and submit the deliverables before 17:00 on October 31, 2016 (Beijing Time).

Relevant registration materials and related competition documents, please visit the following websites to download and fill in: Official Website of the Urban Planning, Land and Resources Committee of Shenzhen Municipality (http://www.szpl.gov.cn) Bao’an District Government Official Website (http://www.Bao’an .gov.cn) Shenzhen Urban Design Center Official Website (http://www.szdesigncenter.org) ABBS Architectural Forum (http://www.abbs.com.cn) China Bidding (http://www.bidchance.com/) China Construction Bidding (http://www.jszhaobiao.com/) We are looking forward to the extensive participation and strong support from the relevant design firms! Design firms are encouraged to take part in both competitions and carry out design for "Bao’an Public Culture and Art Center" and "Bao’an 1990" at the same time. It’s also welcomed to choose one from the foresaid two projects to design. Those who participate in both competitions will have to shall comprehensively consider their connection and complementation in function. For the assessment, "Bao’an Public Culture and Art Center" and "Bao’an 1990" will be assessed separately, and the results of their assessment will not affect each other.

Appendix 1: Application form of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery)

Appendix 2: Design Consortium Agreement of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao’an Public Culture and Arts Center(Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery)

Appendix 3: Working Rules of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery)

Appendix 4: Technical Specifications of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery)

Appendix 5: Related Technical Drawings of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery)

Appendix 6: Invited Design Firms of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery)

Appendix 7: Q&A of the International Competition of Architectural Scheme Design for Bao'an Public Culture and Art Center (Museum, Gallery & Art Gallery)

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The People’s Government of Bao’an District, Shenzhen

July 25, 2016