Category: Culture & Creativity
Track: Design
Industry: Design Services
Country: Germany
Ole Scheeren is a visionary architect and the principal of Büro Ole Scheeren, an international architecture firm renowned for its transformative, narrative-driven architecture. With offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, London, and Berlin, Ole's work spans the globe, reshaping urban landscapes and creating dynamic environments that foster connectivity and new social narratives.
Büro Ole Scheeren is currently delivering a host of super HQs for global businesses including Tencent Helix, the tech company’s new global headquarters in Shenzhen, as well as mixed-use developments, cultural buildings, hotels and residential towers. Ole led the design and realisation of the iconic CCTV and TVCC Towers in Beijing, The Interlace and DUO Towers in Singapore, the 314-metre tall MahaNakhon skyscraper in Bangkok and the Guardian Art Centre, a cultural complex near the Forbidden City in Beijing. Ole's groundbreaking projects have earned numerous accolades, including World Building of the Year 2015 and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) 10 Year Award for The Interlace in Singapore, as well as the Best Tall Building Worldwide Award for the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing.