New Chinese Style Ročno narisan urbani zemljevid by Pan HS, Zhong MM and Wang Xh

New Chinese Style Ročno narisan urbani zemljevid by Pan HS, Zhong MM and Wang Xh is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award in Grafično oblikovanje, ilustracija in vizualna komunikacija Competition Category.

BronastaGrafika· 2026

New Chinese Style Ročno narisan urbani zemljevid

by Pan HS, Zhong MM and Wang Xh

Client: School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology

Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About New Chinese Style Ročno narisan urbani zemljevid

Novi kitajski slog je ročno narisan urbani zemljevid mesta Lanzhou na Kitajskem. Zemljevid prikazuje edino provincialno glavno mesto, skozi katero teče Rumena reka. Linijska risba je izdelana z nalivnim peresom in nato pobarvana z akvarelnimi barvami na posebnem papirju, osnovni list pa meri 1,1 krat 1,7 metra. Premikajoča se zračna perspektiva, navdihnjena s klasičnim kitajskim slikarstvom, povezuje znamenite stavbe, vodne poti, ceste in prizore iz ljudskega življenja v eno neprekinjeno podobo. Končni izdelek vključuje zunanjo embalažo, zemljevid in dve razglednici.

The Recognition

About the Bronasta nagrada A' Design Award

New Chinese Style Ročno narisan urbani zemljevid je prejemnik Bronaste nagrade A' Design Award, zelo prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje izjemnim oblikovanjem, ki se odlikujejo po ustvarjalnosti, iznajdljivosti in bistrosti. Prejemniki Bronaste nagrade so v celoti spretni in presenetljivo ustvarjalni artefakti, ki potrjujejo bogate izkušnje, domišljijo in zvitost svojih oblikovalcev. Od New Chinese Style Ročno narisan urbani zemljevid se pričakuje, da bo visoko cenjen, občudovan in ljubljen predmet, opazno profesionalen in inovativen. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Bronasto nagrado A' Design Award, vključuje najboljše prakse v umetnosti, znanosti, oblikovanju in tehnologiji ter je odlično po pozornosti do podrobnosti. New Chinese Style Ročno narisan urbani zemljevid sijajno zadovoljuje potrebe, se dotika želja, očara čustva in vzbuja radovednost.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This design represents a visual exploration that employs contemporary design language to recount the story of a Chinese city. Anchored by the spiritual core of "Golden City Lanzhou," the work takes its point of departure from a unique geographical and cultural fact: Lanzhou is the only provincial capital through which the Yellow River flows. The design transmutes the city’s historical memory, urban development, and folk customs into a readable, palpable, and "Guofeng" (Neo-Chinese style) visual narrative. Transcending the utilitarian function of a traditional map, this piece serves as a vessel to construct a cultural scroll that fuses natural landforms, urban structure, and human life, capturing the holistic temperament of a "City of the Yellow River where the ancient and modern coexist."
Dimensions & Packaging: Drawing specifications: the base paper for drawing: 1.1 * 1.7 meters.
Tags: The spatial narrative is grand, the details are richly illustrated, and the use of color is elegant and refined.
Production Technology: The process begins with creating the line drawing using a fountain pen (ink: Catfish brand, pen: LAMY/extra fine). Then, watercolor is applied for coloring. Based on this, the final hand-drawn map product consists of three parts: "outer packaging + hand-drawn map + 2 postcards." The material used is specialty paper.
Design Challenge: The entire hand-drawn map's illustration design is burdensome, taking a total of 1,200 hours to complete. There are 143 buildings and scenic spots alone, more than 100 different character shapes, and there are more flowers and trees. On the other hand, distilling and organizing these complex elements requires a profound level of creative thinking and design experience.
Research: In order to fully showcase Lanzhou’s urban development and the new vitality of its social folk culture, this work innovatively uses the unique loess landscape of the region as its foundation, skillfully integrating the multi-point perspective composition and ink-and-color-on-silk techniques found in the classical Chinese artwork Along the River During the Qingming Festival. By adopting a mobile viewpoint, it dynamically captures landmark architecture, waterways, roads, and folk scenes, weaving these complex elements into an elegant and cohesive humanistic picture. Presented in the popular contemporary format of a hand-drawn map, the piece offers a comprehensive portrayal of Lanzhou’s renewed image. The resulting visual narrative merges the rich earthy presence of the Loess Plateau with the delicate texture of silk painting, culminating in a expansive spatial story that transcends time and space.
Inspiration: Taking the expressive methods and painting styles of ancient Chinese classical art, mainly drawing inspiration from the famous Northern Song painter Zhang Zeduan's 'The Qingming Festival along the River'.
Project Duration: Completed Date& Duration: October 2023, Duration: approximately 6 months; Project Location: Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China
Operation Flow: With the aerial perspective of "mobile point of viewing", combined with the Yellow River and urban roads passing through Lanzhou. Together, they create an intertwined spatial structure and visual guidance, showcasing the architectural sequence of Lanzhou's urban area as well as its folk culture and daily life.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Husheng PAN and Xiaohong WANG
Team Members: Husheng PAN
Mingming ZHONG
Xiaohong WANG
Image Credits: IP and copyrights belong to Husheng Pan and Wang Xiaohong.