Press Release
ZUP China Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes in Urban Planning and Urban Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes ZUP China for urban planning and urban design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes by ZUP China, designed for Zhejiang University Urban-Planning & Design Institute Co.Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Urban Planning and Urban Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes
Nanxi National Park is an urban planning and landscape project in Wenzhou, China. The area joins ancient towns, valley scenery and daily life along the Nanxi River, and is on the tentative list of world mixed cultural and natural heritage. The plan protects and revives the landscape and the interaction between local people and nature. Building density was controlled through simulation of ecological, hydrological and geological conditions. A music events park between town and river brings modern activity to traditional space.
About ZUP China
Zhejiang University Urban and Rural Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. relies on Zhejiang University, China's top five university, gives full play to the resource advantages of college design institute, and establishes strategic cooperation and academic exchanges with several colleges and disciplines of Zhejiang University, to build a first-class national planning and design research institution with the college characteristics.
Award Record
With this recognition, ZUP China is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2021 - 2022 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. The competition 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. Entries typically include masterplans, zoning proposals, infrastructure designs, landscape blueprints, public space concepts and urban renewal projects. Awarded urban plan designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/urban-planning
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/142735
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142735
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142735
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/327774
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nanxi National Park Oriental Landscapes
- Function
- Oriental Landscapes
- Category
- Urban Planning and Urban Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Social Impact
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Midnight Blue, Dim Gray, Light Cyan and Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhejiang University Urban-Planning & Design Institute Co,.Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- ZUP China
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142735
Credits
- Team
- Sang Wanchen, Lei Kang, Wu Xiaochun, Shi Tuo and Fang Junhang, Jin Liang, Sheng Jianfeng, Ji Yiman, Wu Xiajing, Yang Huiying, Liu Manyun
- Image Credits
- Image Copyright: ZUP
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Nanxi River is an organic whole with oriental life scenes in ancient towns on mysterious valley landscapes, which has been included in the Tentative List of World Mixed Cultural and Natural Heritage. Focused on ecological and humanistic care, the design fully protects and revives the aesthetic landscape featured with interaction between local people and the nature. Moreover, a music events park was set up between town and river, to inspire the traditional space with modern actives.
- Inspiration
- The project was inspired by"Linpan landscape" and "Fengshui" whose core philosophy is following the nature. "Linpan landscape" is a traditional Chinese rural living environment that organically integrates farmyards with surrounding trees, rivers and other natural elements. Fengshui is an approach often used by traditional villages to select dwelling site based on the topography.
- Research
- Located in a world geopark, this project's bottom line is conservation. It controlled the floor area ratio based on the machine simulation that analyzed factors such as ecological sensitivity, hydrological and geological conditions. In addition, in depth social surveys were conducted to preserve traditional residential features and living habits, which is the basis for sustainable development.
- Challenge
- The challenge is to balance conservation with development. The design team emphasized nature conservation and cultural heritage while the local partners have a strong desire to develop. Therefore, the design empowers the ancient town through music. Musical activities will be held in a natural landscape and music training will take place in traditional courtyards. This is how the design enable modern elements to stimulate vitality of traditions.
- Operation and Interaction
- Focused on ecological and humanistic care, the design fully protects and revives the aesthetic landscape featured with interaction between local people and the nature. Moreover, a music events park was set up between town and river, to inspire the traditional space with modern actives.
- Keywords
- Landscape pattern, traditional villages, sustainable development, natural conservation, humanistic concern, rural vitalization
