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Grimshaw beats big names to win Shenzhen transport hub

By 2021-04-16T06:00:00

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Practice triumphed over Fosters, Zaha Hadid and BIG with designs inspired by mangrove trees

Grimshaw has beaten Fosters, Zaha Hadid Architects and Bjarke Ingels’ practice BIG to win an international competition to design a new transport hub in Shenzhen, China.

The practice triumphed over six other shortlisted proposals for the Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub with a design inspired by the roots of mangrove trees.

Others in the running included Haptic, Kaida Global, Beijing Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute and GMP.

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