Project images |  | | Challenges. | |
|  | | Design thinking outline. | |
|  | | Land-use planning and control. | |
|  | | A micro-spreading renewal model. | |
|  | | Public participation and first action. | |
|  | | Eco-strategies in house design. | |
|  | | House renovation / new-build. | |
|  | | Improving infrastructure and public services. | |
|  | | Improving circulation. | |
|  | | Field survey and database build. | |
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Photos of the Global Holcim Awards Bronze prize hand-over, Beijing, China - June 19, 2009
|  | | Global Holcim Awards Bronze prize 2009 hand-over (l-r): Li Yeqing, CEO of Huaxin Cement congratulates winners Ni Feng, Senior Engineer, Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning and Zhang Yue, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair of Urban Planning Department, Architecture School, Tsinghua University, China. | |
|  | | Hand-over presentation to the winners of the global Holcim Awards Bronze prize 2009 (l-r): Li Yeqing, CEO of Huaxin Cement; Tom Clough, Member of the Executive Committee of Holcim Ltd; Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd; and Zhang Yue, Associate Professor, Deputy Chair of Urban Planning Department, Tsinghua University Architecture School. | |
|  | | Winners of the global Holcim Awards Bronze prize 2009 and presenters at the hand-over ceremony receive applause from the audience at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall. | |
|  | | Peter Head, Director and Head of Planning and Integrated Urbanism, Arup, London, UK, and member of the global jury, provided a keynote address, and explained the jury process and “target issues” for sustainable construction. “Countries all over the world can learn from China’s inspirational leadership in moving to a harmonious society in which the overall economy grows, the rural poor have a better life, the environment is cleaned up and people in cities have a healthier more sustainable future.” | |
|  | | Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland, welcomed guests to the hand-over ceremony and provided an overview of the Holcim Awards competition. He emphasized the importance of pursuing sustainable approaches to construction against the backdrop of the global economic crisis. “Transferable and innovative solutions are the seeds for rapidly advancing progress and tangible results from sustainable construction.” | |
|  | | DING Wowo, Dean of the School of Architecture at Nanjing University, China and member of the jury for Asia Pacific in 2008 introduced the winning project. “The dominating highlight of this project is the innovative and unique approach to the overall land use planning for the development of the rural community that is based on a sound field survey and the establishment and scientific analysis of a comprehensive database.” | |
|  | | LI Bingren, Chief Economist, China Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, welcomed guests to the hand-over ceremony held at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall and emphasized the importance of sustainability in finding long-range solutions for development in rural areas. | |
|  | | ZHANG Dongke, Section Chief, China Central Government Village Development Office, welcomed guests to the ceremony for the Holcim Awards Bronze prize 2009 hand-over and expressed his hope that winning the Holcim Awards would illustrate that the project is a step in the right direction toward a more sustainable human habitat. | |
|  | | Masters of Ceremonies of the bilingual event (l-r): MAN Li, radio presenter with an international radio station in Beijing (Chinese) and Edward Schwarz, General Manager of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland (English). They provided a historical background of the Holcim Foundation and an overview on the construction status of winning projects in Asia Pacific from the first and second Holcim Awards cycles. | |
|  | | The hand-over presentation to the winners of the global Holcim Awards Bronze prize 2009 was held at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall. | |
|  | | Banners welcomed guests to the hand-over presentation of the global Holcim Awards Bronze prize 2009 to Sustainable planning for a rural community, Beijing, China. | |
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photos of the regional Holcim Awards Gold 2008 prize hand-over, New Delhi, India - November 28, 2008 |  | | Holcim Awards Gold 2008 Asia Pacific presentation (l-r): CEO Huaxin Cement, Yeqing Li; award-winner Yue Zhang; CEO Holcim Ltd and Chairman Holcim Foundation, Markus Akermann | |
| | | Holcim Awards Gold 2008 winner: Yue Zhang, academic, Tsinghua University, School of Architecture, Beijing, China | |
| | | Holcim Awards Gold 2008 Asia Pacific presentation (l-r): award-winner Yue Zhang congratulated by CEO Huaxin Cement, Yeqing Li | |
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