Ole Bouman appointed Creative Director Shenzhen Architecture Biennale 2013-2014

On 1 Feb 2013, the Organizing Committee of Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture today officially publicized the Chief Curatorship selection for the 5th Urbanism\Architecture Bi-City Biennale*Shenzhen (abbreviated as "UABB*Shenzhen"; formerly "Shenzhen & HongKong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture"):

This biennale will be delivered by two curatorial teams, consisting of Team Ole Bouman and Team Li Xiangning + Jeffrey Johnson . Ole Bouman will act as Creative Director. He will collaborate with Stylepark on Urban Labs.

Ole Bouman is a Dutch architecture professional, author and educator. He has long been active in the fields of global architecture and urbanism. He was the Director of The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) until January 2013 and has extensive international teaching experiences. He has taught and regularly lectured at internationally famous universities and diverse cultural institutions. He is a seasoned curator with exhibitions at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Sao Paulo Biennale. His excellent exhibition project Housing with a Mission, Dutch and Chinese architects' designs for the ants tribe in 2011 UABB*Shenzhen won the Organizer Committee Award. Stylepark is a leading international platform for architecture and design. As curators, consultants and commentators, Stylepark mediates between architects, planners and urbanists.

The theme of the 5th UABB is URBAN BORDER which has been developed under the precondition of pluralistic values. It emphasizes the diversity, differences and individuality ignored, even hidden, by mainstream trends and homogeneity inherent in speedy urbanization. The curatorial teams will develop the Biennale proposal according to this theme. From this edition, UABB Shenzhen and Hong Kong will use the same theme and gradually step forward to the goal of “One Biennale”.