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Bronze A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design Goes to Biochal Tourism Recreation Zone by Amir Sabahi Moosavi and Mansoureh Zahedi
Amir Sabahi Moosavi and Mansoureh Zahedi recognized for urban planning and urban design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Biochal Tourism Recreation Zone by Amir Sabahi Moosavi and Mansoureh Zahedi, designed for Biochal, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Urban Planning and Urban Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
More About Biochal Tourism Recreation Zone
Sand extraction in Tehran has created a pit with eight hundred sixty thousand square meters area and seventy meters height. Due to the city expansion, this region is now inside of it, a threat to the city and has caused environmental pollution. Biochal attempt has been made to turn this large pit into a tourist area and national park with urban attractive functions inside of Tehran metropolis that it is turn a threat into an opportunity.
About Amir Sabahi Moosavi and Mansoureh Zahedi
Samira Katabi received her master's degree in architecture in Iran. While studying, she began his professional career as a designer at the Bonyad Maskan of Tehran and designed residential complexes. Samira was an architectural expert at Abbasabad Company and increased her skills in designing theme parks, landscape design, Science center and Planetarium, children's playground, etc. As her interest in illustration increased, she began to illustrate books. She is currently working as a Master of Architecture in Tehran Municipality in the field of architecture and landscape design. Her motto is: I will make the world a more beautiful and safer place as my dreams come true.
Award Record
With this recognition, Amir Sabahi Moosavi and Mansoureh Zahedi 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://dezigners.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://dezigners.org/118439
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/118439
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!118439
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/292294
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Biochal Tourism Recreation Zone
- Function
- Tourism Recreation Zone
- Category
- Urban Planning and Urban Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Social Impact
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Biochal
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Amir Sabahi Moosavi and Mansoureh Zahedi
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #118439
Credits
- Team
- "Amir Mohammad Sabahi Moosavi", "Mansoreh Zahedi" and "Samira Katebi"
- Image Credits
- Song: Ikson - New Day (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright MusicLink: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEickjZj99-JJIU8_IJ7J-Q Photo byMikhail TyrsynaonUnsplash Photo by Lefteris kallergis on Unsplash
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Convert an abandoned sand mine into a tourist recreation area Increasing green space per capita Presence of wildlife in a protected region inside the city A place for citizens of Tehran to spend their leisure time Creating an international tourist zone Private sector participation creating employments
- Inspiration
- A large non functional hole within the metropolis of Tehran and fence without the use of artificial barriers such as walls and barbed wire, as well as the width and height of immense pit, the possibility of zoning in height and proximity to nature and wildlife and urban life are created.
- Research
- 4 sand mines with more than 50 years of experience were previously located in the suburbs. But over the years, with the expansion of residential space, these mines are located in Tehran. These abandoned mines have caused air pollution. The Kan River is located near these pits. The flooding of this river is a constant concern for the city. The river route can be strengthened and used as an opportunity to create a promenade for Tehran. The present study is a descriptive-analytical study which is a qualitative study. Studies have been through direct observation and previous studies.
- Challenge
- A pit whith the average depth of 50-70 m Possibility of Kan River flooding. A dencity urban context characterised by a general lack of greenspaces. Merge or partnership with a pri - vate sector (sand mines) as urban decision makers have no interest in intervening in the matter because of the complexity in ownership of the area. Creating attractive functions and urban, regional and trans-regional access and turning it into a tourist attraction for Iran.
- Realization and Technology
- The design is based on a large, non-functional cavity whose walls create a natural fence.This enclosed hole can be suitable for wildlife.The Kan River in the vicinity of this hole causes trees to be planted in the hole.The two factors of tree and water can provide habitat for many animal species.The proximity of the project to the city and the airport will increase the number of visitors and the prosperity of tourism and service spaces.
- Operation and Interaction
- This project, as a national park in the metropolis of Tehran, will help reduce air pollution in the city by increasing the per capita level of green space . It also eliminates the risk of flooding in the Kan River and filling the cavity with water during seasonal rains and landslides, and destroying the residentional context around the cavity. Due to the revenue generating space added to this large park, based on carful management based on different season, social or international conditions can always maintain its performance at the highest level. The existence of protected wildlife is one of the strengths of this project .
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2019 in Tehran and finished in July 2019 in Tehran
- Specifications
- The area of the pit is equal to 860000 m2 The average depth of the pit is 50-70 meters
- Keywords
- Landscape, Urban threat, Zotopia, Tourism zone
