
Shenzhen Bay Culture Square
MAD Architects · Shenzhen, China
City selection
Compare a science museum and a cultural landscape within Shenzhen’s changing public realm.
2 researched projects · Sources and editorial policy
Zaha Hadid Architects’ science museum and MAD Architects’ culture square both engage spaces outside their main enclosures. Compare the museum’s stepped public edges with the planted routes between the culture square’s rounded volumes.
The two projects occupy distinct sites and serve different programmes. Their shared city provides context for comparison, not evidence of a shared specification or operating model.

MAD Architects · Shenzhen, China

Zaha Hadid Architects · Guangming District, Shenzhen, China
MAD Architects; Shenzhen, China; completion year 2026. Project description reviewed alongside the first three credited gallery images.
Built by CSCEC; designed by Zaha Hadid Architects; Guangming District Science Park.
The museum opened on 1 May 2025.