Press Release
Nyc 2050 City Masterplan by Walmir Luz Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design
Walmir Luz honored for urban planning and urban design by the international grand jury of the 2015 - 2016 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2016 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Urban Planning and Urban Design category for Nyc 2050 City Masterplan by Walmir Luz. The result belongs to the 2015 - 2016 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Nyc 2050 City Masterplan
NYC 2050 is a city masterplan for New York City that responds to rising sea levels. The plan studies the history of the edge of Manhattan and shows how the city can adapt once again for the future. Flooding is accepted as part of daily urban life, with Venice used as a reference. The masterplan presents the changes needed for a flooded city to remain a vibrant and important cosmopolitan centre. The proposal is supported by research on climate predictions and is presented as a series of digital photo manipulations in a square format.
About Walmir Luz
Experienced Award-Winning Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the real estate/lifestyle industry. Walmir Luz has strong art and design skills with proficiency in the cutting edge design softwares available (Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, VRay...). He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University having the planning and vision for NYC 2050 as his thesis. He currently works at Westfield developing the stories, brand identity and concept designs for prospective projects.
Award Record
With this recognition, Walmir Luz is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' City Planning and Urban Design Award
The A' Urban Design Award is an international urban design competition recognizing good urban plans and designs by best urban planners and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to urban planning designers, urban architects, city planners and urban designers from all countries. Typical entries include masterplans, zoning proposals, infrastructure designs, landscape blueprints, public space concepts and urban renewal projects. The awarded urban plan designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/urban-planning
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/44424
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/44424
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!44424
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/158955
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.walmirluz.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nyc 2050 City Masterplan
- Function
- City Masterplan
- Category
- Urban Planning and Urban Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Social Impact
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Olive Drab, Dark Olive Green and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Walmir Luz
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2015 - 2016
- Design ID
- #44424
Credits
- Image Credits
- Walmir Luz, NYC 2050, 2015.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This futuristic masterplan envisions how NYC can readapt itself to the near future sea level rise and continues to be a vibrant and important cosmopolitan city center at the same time that it addresses the natural changes to its environment and surroundings.
- Inspiration
- As one looks throughout the history of Manhattan's edge, one may realize how it has changed throughout the years in order to better adapt the city to the needs of the time. This masterplan addresses the necessary changes to make NYC a resilient city as it embraces the current climate crisis and it readapts itself once again for the future. By taking Venice as inspiration and letting the flood be part of the city life, a new New York is brought to life.
- Research
- The masterplan was conceptualized by studying the history of Manhattan's edge, the climate crisis predictions by the United States Landfalling Hurricane Probability Project, and several climate studies produced by the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
- Challenge
- The critical part was to carefully study the city's current masterplan in order to better design the new one that required major real state compromises. The new design had to accommodate the necessary changes, introduce a new urban life and reimagine a new New York that is ready to embrace the future.
- Realization and Technology
- The whole masterplan was designed and created using photo manipulations on Photoshop.
- Operation and Interaction
- This masterplan can be used to identify the changes that NYC will have to implement in order to accommodate the needs of a flooded city.
- Project Duration and Location
- August - December 2015. Ithaca, NY. Walmir Luz, Thesis, Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University.
- Specifications
- Photoshop file. 40in x 40in.
- Keywords
- New York City, Climate Change, Flood, Sea Level Rise, Masterplan, 2050
