Press Release
Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block by ZUP China Wins the A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design
ZUP China acknowledged for urban planning and urban design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block by ZUP China, designed for Zhejiang University Urban-Planning & Design Institute Co.Ltd., has been granted the 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 decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block
Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown is an urban design project for a historical and cultural block in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. The plan restores waterways for black awning boats, along with historical streets and alleys, bridges and old place names. The design is inspired by the texture of traditional Chinese waterfront towns. Restored buildings retell stories drawn from novels by the writer Lu Xun. The plan also protects the interests of local residents, supports social equity and preserves the local lifestyle.
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 3 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://dezigners.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://dezigners.org/142739
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/142739
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!142739
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/327774
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block
- Function
- Historical and Cultural Block
- Category
- Urban Planning and Urban Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Social Impact
- Colors
- Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Zhejiang University Urban-Planning & Design Institute Co,.Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- ZUP China
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #142739
Credits
- Team
- Sang Wanchen, Shi Tuo, Liu Manyun and Yang Huiying, Wu Xiajing, Fang Junhang,Xu Jianwei,Wang Jiwu, Xu Juemin, Xu Guofeng, Yin Zhengwei, Chen Jun
- Image Credits
- Copyright: ZUP
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Lu Xun, known as Mark Twain of China, was a great humanitarian writer advocating intellectual liberation and spiritual freedom. The renewal of his hometown not only refines the design of spaces, but also cares the interests of multiple groups, ensures social equity and preserves the local lifestyle.
- Inspiration
- The design is inspired by the texture of the traditional Chinese waterfront towns and cities. It restores the traditional scenes by restoring waterways for black awning boats, historical streets and alleys, bridges and old names of places. These restored architectures will retell the stories based on novels written by Lu Xun.
- Research
- We had made research on local history through books, archives and interviews with local scholars. We had negotiated with local people on issues include economic interests and social services to protect their best interests and improve their life quality. Ultimately, we have proposed a win-win solution for all parties.
- Challenge
- The design focuses on the contradiction between historical, cultural preservation and modern urban development. It proposed a scheme that meets with many legal and regulatory requirements on height, material, color and form, and comprehensively solves the issues of safety, fire protection and traffic.
- Project Duration and Location
- Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
- Keywords
- Former residences of famous people, historical and cultural preservation, renewal of traditional communities, famous tourist attractions
