2024-12-22T08:49:09-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149976145/a-new-foster-partners-designed-university-campus-opens-in-shenzhen Nicholas Korody 2016-11-01T13:06:00-04:00 >2016-11-06T23:10:23-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/xj/xjjirh9pz3vrmkx2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On the eastern edge of Shenzhen, a new university campus designed by Foster + Partners just opened. The China Resources University, a 55,000 sq. meter project, is part of a larger mixed-used development headed by the London-headquartered firm.</p><p>According the press release, the campus sits on a hill with sweeping views of the South China Sea. Five teaching buildings and an &ldquo;innovation centre&rdquo; line a central boulevard leading to a main auditorium building that contains a large lecture hall. The campus also includes a library, more auditoria, a bar, gym, and student residences.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/vy/vyjn0x1x3x6pyzmj.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/f3/f3c6lip5ximp9gjo.jpg">&ldquo;The idea was to create a cascading complex of buildings and spaces - a series of teaching and living spaces, terraces and informal streets that encourage interaction and a sense of wellbeing,&rdquo; states Chris Bubb, a partner at Foster + Partners.</p><p>The buildings share a palette of materials: fair-faced concrete, bronze-colored cladding, and clay brick. The clay bricks are one of the signature design elements of the proj...</p>