The Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government (CAB), in cooperation with the Macao Architects Association, organises the Macao Pavilion at the 2013 Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (Shenzhen), and is not inviting applications for the Pavilion until August 30. Macao was, for the first time, invited to participate in this Biennale, whose theme this year is “Urban Border”. Individual residents or legal persons are both invited to apply for this Project.
The Biennale was first organised in Shenzhen in 2005 and an invitation to participate was extended to Hong Kong in 2007, with both cities co-organising the exhibition from this year on and turning it into a “Bi-City Biennale”. It is currently the only biennale in the world dedicated to urbanism; in the four editions already held in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, more than 520 works from around the world went on display and over 110 forums were organised.
Macao was for the first time invited to participate in this event. The CAB hopes this participation can successfully promote the cultural exchange between Macao and third countries, contribute to better knowledge of the national and international cultural tendencies in urbanism and architecture and attract the population’s interest in architecture, urban planning, art and design.
The theme “Urban Border” stems from urban areas’ characteristic multiplicity of values, and is centred in the often ignored and hidden tendency for diversity, differentiation and individuality that is revealed beyond the mainstream and homogeneity during the urbanization process. The Shenzhen exhibition will be curated by Ole Bouman’s team in cooperation with Li Xiangning and Jeffrey Johnson’s team. The CAB will hold a clarification session, on August 10, at 3pm, at the CAB Building, located at Tap Seac Square, to introduce the Biennale’s background, location and theme, among other topics.
The exhibition project will be supervised by the Organising Committee of the Macao Exhibition – 2013 Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, and the selection of applications will be carried out by the Jury Commission for the Macao Pavilion Exhibition Plans – 2013 Shenzhen and Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. Interested parties who have any questions relating to this project, can send an email to pr@icm.gov.mo until August 9 (Friday). The organizer will reply all queries by email before August 16 (Friday), and all replies will be made available for consultation at the CAB’s website.
The application form and regulation are available for download at the CAB’s website, at www.icm.gov.mo.
