On Aug 30, the International Federation of Landscape Architects announced the winners of the IFLA AAPME Awards 2022 - “CLIMATE CRISIS DESIGN”. This year's Awards received a total of 318 submissions, with 204 being awarded across 10 categories.
Two ZEHO ECO projects have been recognised at the 2022 International Federation of Landscape Architects Awards (Asia Pacific region): Erhai Lake Ecological Restoration Project with an Award of Excellence and Tangshan Garden Expo Park with an Honourable Mention.
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Winner List of IFLA AAPME Awards 2022
Reblooming Here: Erhai Lake Ecological Restoration Project
Built Projects: Wildlife, Biodiversity, Habitat Enhancement or Creation - Award of Excellence
The 129 km long, 900 hectare restoration of Erhai Lake greatly improves the quality of the “iconic yet filthy water” while connecting it to the surrounding towns. The lake has spiritual value for many communities, such as the Shuanglang and Xizhou, and serves as a place of worship for the Bai people, an ethnic minority of over 50% of Dali. The beautiful aquatic, blooming Ottelia acuminata is an indicator species and its significant return demonstrates the new sustainability of the lake.
The developed masterplan uses dynamic measures and methods in diverse scales to limit poor development practices and respond to social challenges, achieving maximal ecological benefit with minimal human intervention. With a multitude of government and local players, the project reinvigorates and monitors the entire watershed with waterscape management. The included slow traffic ways and facilities have created a boom in daily usage of the lake.
Schematic diagram of Cangshan Erhai Ecological Cycle Structure
Overall Layout of 129km Around the Lake
Healthy Lake Ecosystem -- Breath of the Lake
Self Managed Surface Flow Wetland System Timeline
Tangshan Garden Expo Park: From Brownfield to Green Oasis
Built Projects: Economic Viability - Honourable Mention
Tangshan Garden Expo is a 2.18 km2 urban park in the well-known industrial town of China —— Kaiping District, Tangshan City in Hebei. It was formerly an urban brownfield with industrial and construction waste piled high, and subsidence ponds formed by coal mining scattered. This is a significant planning and design project for transforming the wasteland to an urban oasis which is ecological resilient, sustainable and low-carbon.
Complex Geological Conditions and Surface Conditions of the Site Before Ecological Restoration
Step by Step Implementation Route
Site Plan
Water System Connectivity and Habitat Creation