Civic Center (Shenzhen)

Civic Center or Citizens' Center (Chinese: 市民中心) is an 84.7 meters-tall, 200,000 square meter government building Shenzhen, China. It is located within the Futian Central Business District and was constructed at a cost of CNY 2.172 billion.[1] It comprises a museum, a historical archive, a conferences room with a capacity of 2500 and government offices, and other establishments.

Civic Center
Chinese市民中心
Civic Center
Seen from above
Architect John MY Lee at the finish of construction.
Interior garden detail after construction.
Spaceframe under construction.
Detail of one of the central towers.
Roadside landscaping before construction finish.

The building's roof spans 486 meters and has a width of 154 meters.[2] The roof is meant to represent the wings of a mythical bird (similar to a roc) named Dapeng (大鹏), which is also the name of the Dapeng Peninsula and a district in Shenzhen.

The building's architect is Lee / Timchula Architects. John Ming Yee Lee was the lead partner in the Edward Larrabee Barnes Architects and Associates firm based in New York City. Lee / Timchula won an international urban design competition for the 2 square kilometer city center which includes the Citizen Center, parks, roads and adjacent office towers. The building was built by the Shenzhen QiXin Construction Group Co., Ltd.[3] Construction started in late 1998 and was completed in May 2004.

See also
  • Civic Center Station, the Shenzhen Metro station serving the building and its surroundings
  • Shenzhen Museum, part of which is located within the building

References
  1. "Archived copy" 深圳市市民中心. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 深圳市行政服务大厅. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. "Shenzhen Museum of History in the Shenzhen Civic Centre". e-Cuneiform. March 2, 2009.


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