THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PLANNING
STRATEGY TO CURATE THE SHENZHEN PLANNING MUSEUM
Shenzhen, China, 2017
client: Shenzhen / Hong Kong Urbanism/ Architecture Biennale
Although there is increasing emphasis on urban planning as a science, it is equally an art form. In the planner’s toolkit are scientific skills such as prediction, mapping and analysis, data and modelling addressing issues of land use, urban design, natural resources, transportation, and infrastructure. But planning for the unpredictability of human beings and nature demands also creativity, imagination and a relentless pursuit of synergy and meaning. It requires appreciating the cultures that are created by and create urban spaces, and insight into the dynamics that guide and enable urban life. This is the Art of Planning - often unrecognized or under-appreciated- as it lies hidden amongst schemes and graphs, reports and policy.
What better place to explore these dual aspects of planning than in Shenzhen in a museum that at its core explores both Planning and Contemporary Art?
We believe this seemingly incongruous juxtaposition is an exciting opportunity to create a new inter-disciplinary museum in truly 21st century fashion. Through the exhibition we use the language of data science, networks, systems, mapping and mathematics combined with visual art, animation, sculpture and poetry to communicate key themes of the exhibit. The exhibitions feel almost like an art museum- each exhibit a sculpture or an intriguing installation that visualize complex data and concepts in a magical and beautiful way.
Collaborator: Kossmann.dejong
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PLANNING
STRATEGY TO CURATE THE SHENZHEN PLANNING MUSEUM
Shenzhen, China, 2017
client: Shenzhen / Hong Kong Urbanism/ Architecture Biennale
Although there is increasing emphasis on urban planning as a science, it is equally an art form. In the planner’s toolkit are scientific skills such as prediction, mapping and analysis, data and modelling addressing issues of land use, urban design, natural resources, transportation, and infrastructure. But planning for the unpredictability of human beings and nature demands also creativity, imagination and a relentless pursuit of synergy and meaning. It requires appreciating the cultures that are created by and create urban spaces, and insight into the dynamics that guide and enable urban life. This is the Art of Planning - often unrecognized or under-appreciated- as it lies hidden amongst schemes and graphs, reports and policy.
What better place to explore these dual aspects of planning than in Shenzhen in a museum that at its core explores both Planning and Contemporary Art?
We believe this seemingly incongruous juxtaposition is an exciting opportunity to create a new inter-disciplinary museum in truly 21st century fashion. Through the exhibition we use the language of data science, networks, systems, mapping and mathematics combined with visual art, animation, sculpture and poetry to communicate key themes of the exhibit. The exhibitions feel almost like an art museum- each exhibit a sculpture or an intriguing installation that visualize complex data and concepts in a magical and beautiful way.