As Shenzhen in China continues to develop at a rapid pace Chicago-based architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) has won the design competition for the new 129,000 sq m, two-tower COFCO Qianhai Asia Pacific Headquarters complex, located in the emerging Qianhai district of the city. With investment from parent company COFCO Group, the 200m tall COFCO Asia Pacific Tower will serve as the headquarters for the company’s Asia Pacific group, while the 180m tall Aviva-COFCO Financial Tower will provide space for the Aviva-COFCO Life Insurance Company. The COFCO project is currently in the schematic design phase, with construction scheduled to start this summer and completion anticipated in 2019.