Entrants: Kongjian Yu, Turenscape, Beijing, China
Lina Yang/Peng Yun, Landscape Bureau, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China
Jury Statement
A badly degenerated site, suffering from erosion, decay and neglect, has been transformed by this intervention. The site is along the Bohai Sea shoreline of Qinhuangdao city, a coastal tourist center in Hebei Providence in North China.
The jury liked the light touch and simplicity employed in a project that involved environmental “heavy lifting.” The islets added to a degraded lake were thought to be a bit Christo-like. All in all the jury felt a major environmental challenge was artfully handled, approaching, in the word of one juror, the “sublime”.
The project consists of three parts: a boardwalk running along sandy dunes, featuring different patches of plant communities. Bases of fiberglass allow the walk to “float” above the dunes and wetland, permitting minimal environmental impact. Pavilions are located along with walk and environmental interpretation systems provided.
The second area was an abandoned site of a theme park which had destroyed coastal habitat. The area was covered with debris and garbage. A Wetland Museum which connects to an adjoining wetland and a bird reserve is a new feature. There is a system of walkways and platforms as well.
To the east was a park with heavy concrete embankment plus a lake which also had a concrete shore. The solution was to replace the concrete with rip-rap and install a boardwalk to replace pavement with native ground cover alongside. Nine green islets were introduced into the lake to provide visual interest and bird resting areas.
Entrants: Rumina Hasi, McDowell+Benedetti, London, United Kingdom.
The Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
The Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
This graceful and dramatic pedestrian bridge unites the residential side of the river Aire with the town center and brings citizens in touch with their long-neglected waterfront asset. Originally lined with factories and polluted, the river was not in people’s consciousness. In the community consultation process, the designers met townspeople who had never seen the river!
They do now, for the sweeping “S”-shaped and open design permits panoramic views up and down the river, taking in the water as it rushes over the weir here, on old mill building and a wrecked barge. The opening up of the river has sparked new private in mixed-use projects and high-end housing. The bridge has also become a community gathering place where promenading takes place. The understated structure embodies a light touch with minimal visual intrusion.
A green design approach including identifying a sustainable forest in Brazil from which Cumaru lumber was obtained for the decking. It is two-and-a-half times as dense as oak and did not have to be treated.
The community consultation process has engendered local pride and has contributed to a higher profile for Castleford.
The jury found this a case of the utilitarian being made into something artful. They noted the curved design, in contrast to the older bridge it replaces, serves to open up river views. The bridge has had an obvious regenerative effect on the community.
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