Curated by architecture and urban planning scholar Andong Lu, young architect Zigeng Wang and design curator Aric Chen, the 9th Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen) continues the principle of "the city is the exhibition site, the exhibition is the practice" as the primary exhibition of UABB came to Luohu district for the first time. It was located in GDH City · Jinpi Fang (Kingway Brewery Industrial Heritage) and the exhibition opened in December 2022 and ran until March 2023, with over two hundred events held during the three-month exhibition period.
The Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture (UABB) has always been a testing ground for exploring new ideas in urban development. Reflecting on the backdrop of the global climate crisis and the ecological shift in the urban development model, the theme of this year's Biennale is "Urban Cosmologies". It responds to the important role of urban and architectural design during systemic change, reflecting on the relationship between humans and nature, and presenting complete urban cosmologies. According to the curators, the concept of "Urban Cosmologies" encompasses both the spatial symbiosis and temporal rhythm of life. It is both a future-oriented cosmology and a concept rooted in the traditional wisdom of Chinese civilization. Shenzhen should strive to become a city driven by cosmological concepts and values, and this Biennale is the most appropriate time and place to showcase this vision of the city.
