14/02/07 – 14/02/14 MDMA l Martine De Maeseneer Architects is invited by Ole Bouman Creative Director Urbanism\Architecture Bi-City Biennale Shenzhen 2013 for the Value Factory Architects in Residence program as part of the 5th Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture.
As an Architect in Residence MDMA is assigned to guide the Value Factory Academy workshop that takes place from February 7th until February 14th and to give a public lecture on Sunday February 9th.
The 5th UABB Architects in Residence program has several objectives: to contribute to the exploration of architectural qualities in industrial heritage; to activate the Value Factory as UABB venue; to help testing the Value Factory Academy; and to teach Chinese an Belgian Academy members how to translate architecture observations into design actions.
MDMA ‘s residency focuses on the following theme and objectives: Development of new future visions for the Shekou industrial area, with the focus onto the future opportunities and the intrinsic spatial qualities of the glass factory as cultural/economic motor of the surrounding Shekou site. During the workshop week different teams will investigate several scenarios for the Shekou site and how this can develop in an interesting future urban community. As an ‘architect in residence’ the Brussels office MDMA l Martine De Maeseneer Architects (Martine De Maeseneer & Laure Vandenbroucke) will, in collaboration with the local Hong Kong office Ereka Design (Annette Chu & Gabriel Lee), steer a research process of 10 teams (50 value factory academy members) put at their disposal for the Value Factory Academy Workshop.