“Combining technical exigencies with social needs to reclaim infrastructure as residing in the public domain” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

    Synthesis photo: The project will not only create the water transit network and also the transfer station but also urban and community space.

The jury applauds the bold vision of the project, particularly its aim to rehabilitate a historic city network, which – though crucial for the definition of the urban fabric – was unfortunately compromised due to both formal and informal growth over time. Furthermore, the idea to combine technical exigencies with social needs is an excellent feature of the planning proposal, one that reclaims infrastructure as residing in the public domain and being truly important matter of concern for society at large.

Last updated: July 18, 2014 Beijing, China

The jury applauds the bold vision of the project, particularly its aim to rehabilitate a historic city network, which – though crucial for the definition of the urban fabric – was unfortunately compromised due to both formal and informal growth over time. Furthermore, the idea to combine technical exigencies with social needs is an excellent feature of the planning proposal, one that reclaims infrastructure as residing in the public domain and being truly important matter of concern for society at large.