Farrells 25 Years in China Architectural Exhibition

18/10/2016

Image: BWPI

According to the U.N., 2.5 billion people accouting for 66% of the world's population will be living in cities by 2050. Over the period 1990 to 2014, the number of cities with more than 10 million people ballooned, and there are expected to be 41 such mega-cities by 2030. Globally we edge towards unprecedented urbanisation, and the role of urban design in shaping the constantly-evolving environment has never been more important.

Over the past 50 years, architect planners Farrells have, through a process of immersion, observation and research, developed a unique approach to urban design, taking "place as client" by discovering "what a place is telling you it wants to be". This approach involves addressing questions such as: how do people behave in the place where they live? How much has geography determined the way that people behave? What patterns can be read in the way that people occupy space and arrange themselves? How has time and collective memory affected the identity of a place? How should we adjust to constant change?

Barry Wilson with Farrells director Stefan Krummeck. Image: BWPI

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Farrells establishment in China, a traveling architectural exhibition named Urban Dialogue which, following its Hong Kong premiere, has been brought to international audiences.

​The BWPI team was delighted to attend the VIP opening ceremony on 18 October in Shenzhen at Excellence Group Century Tower.

Barry Wilson discusses his work on Kowloon Station with Joe Liang from ARUP. Image: BWPI

This exhibition focuses on some key examples of this "urban dialoge". By using the designer's most important tools - diagrams, moving image, and three-dimentional models - we are taken through the complex process of urban design. From "thinking aloud", the "analytical type" and the "explanatory type" each type of visual tool introduces the viewer to the process of urban design. The selection of materials from some of their most celebrated projects offers insight into how these tools are used by Farrells to shape our urban spaces.

The model of Beijing South Station. Image: BWPI

The exhibition runs until 2 December at the second floor of Excellence Group Century Tower.

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