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July 20, 2018

NLUS attended IFLA World Congress Award Gala

Yesterday, Rong Hu, the co-founder of NLUS attended the IFLA World Congress Award Gala in Singapore. Our Ecological Landscape Concept Planning of Qinghai Haidong Huangshui River Basin project was honored in the Analysis and Planning category in this congress with other winners.

The conference enhanced networking opportunity globally, and presented recently completed projects, international awards and topics that demonstrate biophilia innovations, universal ecosystems, therapeutic landscapes, inclusive designs, smart building solutions, greening policies and smart eco-systems enhancement. The congress was a milestone for thought-leadership to drive the future of biophilic cities, to enhance smart nations’ capabilities and build future resilience for the next generation.

# IFLA AAPME Awards 2018 – Resilience by Design

An inaugural award initiated by the IFLA Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East (AAPME) regions. Organized by the IFLA Asia Pacific region and Co-Chaired by the three IFLA regional presidents, it is an international award for landscape design and planning recognition that is open to all IFLA regions and practitioners around the world for projects within the Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. The Award offers unlimited submissions and free registration to all.

It is the first ever cross-regional collaborative platform created to showcase single and multidisciplinary projects grounded in the landscape, with the intention of building resilience in our urban and natural systems. The Award is also a call for examples of climate change adaptation, responsible practice and the pursuit of joint efforts to address issues of resilience building, illustrated with actual case studies.

Resilience is a goal. Building resilience is a continual process. There are many different areas of focus and challenge within resilience which are reflected in the award categories. Some of these categories also aim to focus on the intricate facets and outcomes that landscape architects have to support, protect and strengthen during the process of building resilience in our cities and our environments.

NLUS represents sustainable urban design at 2018 China International Economic & Trade Fair

China is one of the world’s fasted urbanising countries, with substantial needs for sustainable urban solutions. During May 12-19, NLUS attends in the China (Langfang) International Economic & Trade Fair as part of the business delegation of Zuid Holland province. With a history of 34 years, the annual event is a major highlight in China’s annual opening-up economic activities. Together with organisations like Deltares, Wageningen UR and Arcadis, we are disseminating the Dutch integrated urban solutions (water, environmental protection and urban planning) to a large Chinese audience.

May 28, 2018

NLUS shortlisted for Shenzhen New Marine City Urban Design Competition

Our joint bidding with Deltares for Shenzhen New Marine City Urban Design Competition has been selected as one of the six candidates from around the world. The project takes up an important position in the development of Shenzhen and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region, and in the national maritime strategies under the One Belt One Road initiative. Together with Deltares, we apply our expertise in industry-driven growth, coastal safety, urban environment infrastructure and cultural identity to this new challenge.

May 25, 2018

NLUS Received IFLA AAPME Award

The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Asia-Pacific Region has announced the results of its inaugural IFLA Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East (AAPME) award. In 2018, 115 projects were recognized across a range of categories. NL Urban solutions is delighted to have received an Honorable Mention in the Analysis and Planning category for our Ecological Landscape Concept Planning of Qinghai Haidong Huangshui River Basin project, which cooperated with Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute.

NL Urban Solutions will receive the award at the IFLA World Congress Award Gala in July.

NLUS wins gold and silver prizes at the 8th Yuan Ye Award International Competition

Two of our projects have won the recognition of this year’s Yuan Ye Award international committee. Hualong Yellow River Tourism Road (Slow Traffic) Planning is awarded the golden prize in the Urban Planning category. It tackles 38 km complex terrains for tourism infrastructure with a sense of cultural and landscape responsibility. Haidong Huangshui River Basin Ecological Landscape Master Plan is awarded the silver prize in the same category. The project applies GIS tools to the study of the 80 km river basin, and plans a safe and sustainable space for regional growth in a landscape vulnerable to landslide, flooding and drought.

Haidong Huangshui River Basin Ecological Landscape Master Plan

Hualong Yellow River Tourism Road (Slow Traffic)

Our office directors Marja Nevalainen and Rong Hu were invited at the ensuing Yuan Ye Summit Forum and Asian Landscape Architecture Conference. Marja also stood as presenter for speaking on water-responsive urban design and planning. The two-day summit held in Beijing gathered together the world’s leading experts, government leaders and scholars, and local companies in landscape architecture, real-estate development and engineering, as well as representatives from education institutions.