AZ Awards 2026 Finalist: Shenzhen Meishajian Viewing Platform

Award of Merti: Urban Design Interventions and Infrastructure

Shenzhen Meishajian Viewing Platform

Affording spectacular views, the Meishajian Viewing Platform extends dramatically from Shenzhen’s third-highest peak, giving visitors the feeling of being in the clouds.

Year: 2026
Location: Shenzhen, China
Firm: line+ studio
Photos: Bai Yu and line+ studio
Category: Urban Design Interventions and Infrastructure

Perhaps as impressive as the Meishajian Viewing Platform — located 753 metres above sea level atop Shenzhen’s third-highest peak — is what it took to build it there: manual delivery, drones, mule teams and a temporary cable system to haul materials up the steep mountainside without vehicle access. Once at the summit, whipping winds compromised work on an already-small footprint that was challenged by an old remnant foundation. The effort was well worth it: Cast-in-place concrete now extends the existing rock outward, sinking into the mountain to form a covered in-ground rest area. Above it, a vaulted platform textured to echo local stone formations carries hikers higher than the clouds for 360-degree views.

Team: Fanhao Meng, Yaliang He, Shu Xing, Yuyan Han, Hao Xu, Yifan Xu, Renjie Li

Award of Merit: Urban Design Interventions and Infrastructure

Shenzhen Meishajian Viewing Platform

Affording spectacular views, the Meishajian Viewing Platform extends dramatically from Shenzhen’s third-highest peak, giving visitors the feeling of being in the clouds.

Location: Shenzhen, China
Firm: line+ studio
Photos: Bai Yu and line+ studio
Category: Urban Design Interventions and Infrastructure

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