Organized by the People's Government of Keqiao District of Shaoxing City in 
east China's Zhejiang Province, and undertaken by Jianhu Tourist Resort 
Management Committee, Shaoxing Jianhu Planning and Design Competition,with a 
tag of "Beyond YUE, Jianhu Revival", was officially launched on Wednesday to 
receive qualified competitors' registration.

According to the competition's official online announcement, the registration 
deadline is set at 16:00 on Feb. 18, 2022.

The activity project is located in the middle of Keqiao District, Shaoxing 
City, across both banks of Jianhu Lake, which is an important part of Keqiao's 
urban area. Known as mother lake of ancient Chinese civilization of Yue, Jianhu 
Lake is the core development section of Keqiao District.

The competition includes two sections, which are conceptual planning and urban 
design. As for conceptual planning part, that is, in the Jianhu Tourist Resort, 
taking Jianhu Lake as the core, within a site area of about 35.4 square 
kilometers, competitors should put forward the overall planning concept from 
macro level, and come up with the implementation plan of overall space 
guidance, the creation of public open spaces, the construction of a diversified 
transportation system.

The urban design part requires competitors to feature on the positioning of 
each area, and carry out urban design and shape the cultural space for each 
area. Meanwhile, to manifest the characteristics of Jianhu Lake, in combination 
with the needs of spatial layout and landscape shaping, competitors should 
select a site to carry out the concept design of "The Jianhu Eye" as the 
gateway landmark building.

As for qualification, all contestants with relevant design experience globally 
can register for the competition. One consortium shall consist of no more than 
3 members, and each party of the consortium is not allowed to take part in the 
competition separately in its own name or by composing a consortium with other 
design institutions. The total bonus pool is up to 9.5 million yuan before tax 
with 6 finalists including 1 First Prize, 1 Second Prize, 1 Third Prize and 3 
Finalist Award.

Source: Xinhua Silk Road

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