WEME News | WEME Landscape Wins 4 International Design Awards including IFLA ASIA-PAC LA Awards of Excellence

The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) recently announced the winners of the IFLA Asia Pacific LA & Luminary Awards 2023. IFLA Asia Pacific LA & Luminary Awards 2023.) Vimeo Landscape Design team once again won 4 awards: 2 Excellence Awards and 2 Honorable Mentions.

The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) is the most influential academic organization in the international landscape architecture industry under the guidance of UNESCO, with 80 national associations as its members.

IFLA AAPME Awards is an international design award organized by IFLA Asia-Pacific region, with three categories of built, unbuilt and open groups, including Communities, Parks and Open space, Cultural and Urban Landscape, Built Landscape and Urban Landscape. and Urban Landscape, Residential, Green Infrastructure, Skyrise Greenery, Nature Conservation, and Agriculture, Parks and Environmental, Commercial and Institutions, Residential, Disaster Response, Sports and Recreational Network, Arts and Culture. Recreational Network, Art & Sculpture, Play & Playground, Parks and Open space, Parks and Open space, Lighting & Night Exp, Real Estate & Modeling. Night Exp), Real Estate & Showflats, StreetScape & Planting, and Way-finding & Signage; 21 categories; and the Outstanding Award, Outstanding Award (OA, Outstanding Award), Award of Excellence (EA, Award of Excellence), Honorable Mention (HM, Honourable Mention) three levels of awards.

Wetland Park Design Based On Flood Resilience And Ecological Intelligence

Parks and Open space

Award of Excellence

The project is located in Wuhan Economic Development Zone, Hubei Province, and is the core area of the Intelligent Eco-City, bordered by Chuanjiang river Second Road to the east, Chuanjiang river Road to the south, Tongshunhe Avenue to the west, and Managed Hill Road to the north, and close to the Three Kingdoms Culture Important Node Managed Hill and Dongjing River. It is the ecological demonstration area, wisdom demonstration area and greenway demonstration area of the wisdom ecological city. The design area is about 753,000 square meters, half of which is wetland.

The main content of the project is to protect water ecological sensitive areas such as rivers, lakes, wetlands, ponds and ditches, to give priority to the use of natural drainage systems and low impact development facilities, to achieve natural accumulation, natural infiltration, natural purification and sustainable water cycle of rainwater, to improve the natural restoration capacity of water ecosystems, to maintain good ecological functions of the city, to coordinate the balanced relationship between humans and nature and to fill the missing natural science and technology function.

The project is located in the southern suburbs of Wuhan City, north of Anshan Township. It is about 47 km from the center of Wuhan. It starts from Zhang Zheng Lake in the east, reaches 107 National Highway in the west; south to Mafa Road. Anshan Suburban Park is an important natural resource in the city. The total planning area is about 39.3 square kilometers.

The park is designed and managed with a strong focus on sustainability and environmental protection. For example, a waste separation station was constructed in the park, which reduces waste discharge and pollutant generation. The park has also built a sewage treatment station and plant purification facilities, which can effectively reduce the discharge of pollutants and protect the environment. In addition, the park also improves the ecological environment and protects natural resources by planting vegetation, building wetlands, and constructing artificial reefs. These measures can increase the stability and sustainability of the park's ecosystem, while also improving the park's environmental quality and visitor experience. In conclusion, Anshan Country Park is a modern nature park that focuses on sustainability and environmental protection, and its design and management can provide an example for future urban development.

Emerald Necklace in the Lake Cluster - A Study on the Construction of the Fourth Ring Forest Belt and the Assessment and Renewal of Plant Communities in Wuhan City

 Green Infrastructure

 Honourable Mention

The Wuhan Fourth Ring Ecological Belt has played a huge role in improving the quality of the urban environment, optimizing the urban landscape, and enhancing the city's ecological culture. Based on research and analysis of the current situation of the site's road planning, terrain, topography, and ecological resources, this plan follows the idea of "highlighting ecology, beautifying the landscape, planting trees according to the land, and highlighting characteristics". The theme is "Jiangcheng Landscape Gallery", and it has planned the overall layout of the "One Belt and Seven Scenes" for the Fourth Ring Ecological Belt: the One Belt refers to the Fourth Ring Ecological Belt, and the Seven Scenes refer to the seven segments of ecological belts with different seasonal changes formed by characteristic plants based on the principle of large greenery. After the ecological belt is built, this case will continue to follow up and evaluate, propose a series of targeted plant community optimization strategies, and formulate specific recreational development plans and management measures combined with recreational development needs and environmental carrying capacity, aiming to protect the natural environment, improve recreational quality, and experience.

Sustainable Cultural Landscape Implementation Approach for the Living Room of Coastal Water Town: Landscaping Design of CREC Century Shangcheng

Real Estate & Showflats

Honourable Mention

Zhongtie Century Shangcheng is located in Fengxian District of Shanghai, which is close to the East China Sea and its aboriginal inhabitants are mainly fishermen. The local culture is characterised by the sage, and the main feature of the building is the water village lane. Therefore, the landscape design of the community service centre is a landscape design with the theme of marine culture and water town living room. The building is the community service centre, which is the living room of the community, and the car park is underground. There is a large water surface around the original environment and it is close to the sea, so this design still adopts a large water surface and integrates marine culture in the design.

The principles of sustainable landscape design and ecological design are discussed in depth. Local culture and cultural sustainability are emphasised, and the local characteristics of the lilong architectural form are preserved; ecosystem protection is an important principle, achieved through the use of appropriate plants, soils and water treatment techniques; recycling and conservation is another important principle, achieved through the recycling and reuse of water, energy and materials; spatial layout and accessibility is the fourth important principle, achieved through the design of appropriate roads, trails and plazas; emphasis on movement and health is the fifth principle; and management and maintenance is the sixth important principle, ensuring the sustainability and aesthetics of the landscape through the use of appropriate management and maintenance strategies.

Source: WEME Landscape