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The Yidan Center, which has topped out, features two towers with curving floor plates that join at the top, and a bridge element providing a connection partway up.
Once complete, the building will become the headquarters for the Chen Yidan Foundation and the annual Yidan Prize, which were established by entrepreneur and Tencent co-founder Chen Yidan.
Aiming to facilitate innovation in education, the Yidan Center will include spaces for academic research, cultural events and exhibitions.
A low-level structure topped with planted terraces will swoop around the side of the high rise, with staircases guiding visitors over the roof towards the open space between the towers.
A circular skylight in the floor between the towers will bring light into the interior spaces below.
"Informed by the canyons and valleys of the surrounding mountainous landscapes that have been used as routes of travel and communication for millennia, the Yidan Center is designed as a place of convergence and collaboration, emulating Shenzhen's position as a global hub of innovation and discovery," said Zaha Hadid Architects.
"Incorporating terraces and balconies overlooking a central outdoor 'canyon', the Yidan Center's design promotes connectivity and interaction while blurring the boundary between interior and exterior," it continued.
"Verdant gardens guide visitors from the surrounding streets to the base of the centre's canyon with views of the geological architectural formations overhead."