Ole Scheeren beats star names in competition to design HQ for China’s biggest company

By Tom Lowe2023-12-08T07:00:00

Architect beats Foster & Partners, Heatherwick Studio and his former practice OMA to win job for tech giant Tencent

Ole Scheeren has triumphed over a star list of architects in a highly competitive international competition to design the new headquarters of China’s biggest private company.

The German born and Beijing-based architect saw off practices including Foster & Partners, Heatherwick Studio, Zaha Hadid Architects and his former practice OMA to win the job for technology and entertainment group Tencent in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

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