Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design Goes to City Archipelago Biophilic Creative Blocks by Ning Zhang
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Ning Zhang for urban planning and urban design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that City Archipelago Biophilic Creative Blocks by Ning Zhang, designed for Shanghai Zhenru Urban Sub-center Development and Construction Investment Co., Ltd., has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Urban Planning and Urban Design category. 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding City Archipelago Biophilic Creative Blocks
City Archipelago is an urban district plan for a 15 hectare site in the Zhenru Subcenter of Putuo District, Shanghai. The plan turns a former brownfield area into a mixed district of office, residential and digital innovation functions. Water and green areas work as green infrastructure that helps manage storm floods and improves daily life in the city. Green buildings are arranged in a loose pattern to form islands. Business service facilities along the city trunk road reduce noise and visual distraction.
About Ning Zhang
Dr.NingZhang PartnerforInternationalProjects|DesignDirectorforGreaterChinaDr.NingZhanghasalwaysfocusedoncreativeurbandesignaswellasdesignsforimportantbuildingsinkeyareas.HehasledinterdisciplinaryprofessionalteamstoparticipateinthedesignofnumerousimportantprojectsinChinaandEurope.Theworkscreatedundertheprincipleofputtingemphasisoncreatingimpressivespatialscenesatdifferentdimensionsandbringinguniquevitalitytocitiesandbuildingshavewonaseriesofmajordesignawardsathomeandabroad,includingtheSilverPrizeoftheArchitecturalDesignAwardoftheArchitecturalSocietyofChina,IconicAwards:InnovativeArchite.
Award Record
Ning Zhang is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 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/149258
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149258
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149258
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/168925
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_Ga_sLY4G3dlNDhe_EJW9Q
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- City Archipelago Biophilic Creative Blocks
- Function
- Biophilic Creative Blocks
- Category
- Urban Planning and Urban Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Social Impact
- Colors
- White Smoke, Dim Gray, Gray, Rosy Brown and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 4
- Client
- Shanghai Zhenru Urban Sub-center Development and Construction Investment Co., Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Ning Zhang
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149258
Credits
- Team
- Zhang Ning, Huang Yao, Shen Lu, Xu Ming, Li Zhenguo, Liu Jinpeng
- Image Credits
- Photographer Ning Zhang, Designer, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Ecospace in concentrated urban areas holds lasting appeal for locals and entrepreneurs and breathes new life into the region.
- Inspiration
- Ecology as a catalyst Water and green are key to urban islands. They serve as green infrastructure to help manage storm floods and improve citizen experience, and are the brand-new epitome of urban brownfield transition. Ecospace in concentrated urban areas holds lasting appeal for locals and entrepreneurs and breathes new life into the region.
- Research
- AIntention of dynamic islands The green buildings arranged in a casual manner highlight the intention of biophilia and vitality.
- Challenge
- Water and green are key to urban islands. They serve as green infrastructure to help manage storm floods and improve citizen experience, and are the brand-new epitome of urban brownfield transition.
- Realization and Technology
- No distractions Business service facilities on one side of the city trunk road provide an organic defense against noise and visual distractions to optimize biophilic experience.
- Operation and Interaction
- Blend and economy A blend of office, residential and digital innovation functions maintain the streets' vigor. Transit-oriented development in the east is economically balanced with large open space in the west, thus enabling the project to progress.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is located in Zhenru Subcenter, Putuo District, Shanghai. The design started in March 2021 and completed in August 2021. The construction is in full swing.
- Keywords
- Brownfield transition, green infrastructure, low-carbon streets, innovation center
