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the founding president of the United Arab
Emirates, and showcases the country’s
FUTURE PROJECTS > CULTURE history, cultural heritage, and recent
Shenzhen Natural History Museum, Shen- social and economic transformation. The
zhen, China by 3XN highly efficient, contemporary form is
combined with traditional Arabic design
and hospitality.
Digital Technology winner: “Shenzhen
Qianhai Telecommunication Centre” by
Schneider+Schumacher International
GmbH
This telecommunications centre in
Shenzhen, China, is destined to become
the world’s first high-rise data centre.
Its lower floors will relate to the tower’s
urban surroundings and the public life
of the city, while the top floor will feature
a large terrace for IT workers, offering
daylight and views of the city and the bay.
The lively façade reflects the building’s
computational theme and incorporates
and interactive elements that move with
the wind.

Ethics and Values winner:
“#WeThePlanet Campus” by 3deluxe
This mobile, floating green platform
off the Manhattan shoreline is designed
for convening international summits,
workshops, and educational programmes
which focus on transforming our world
for a better future. The fluid, organic
design concept responds to the natural
elements surrounding it: water, sun, and
FUTURE PROJECTS > EXPERIMENTAL Shenshen Centrifugal Hypergravity wind, and the biotope is designed to give
and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) Base, Hangzhou, China by as much as it takes from nature while
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd generating its own energy and drinking
water.

FUTURE PROJECTS > LEISURE LED DEVELOPMENT
Padi Hotel, Khum Pongro, Phnom Penh, Cambodia by
White Matter Design Studio

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