The HKILA Award 2021-2023 has received more than 80 excellent submissions for the six categories: Public Development, Private Development, Master Landscape Planning and Study, Landscape Transformation, Landscape Communication and Student Projects.
On 12 April 2024, combined with the 35th annual dinner, we gathered to honour the visionaries who have transformed our landscapes, one design at a time. The awards entries by categories are recapped as follows.
Awardees of Excellence in Public Development
Gold Award: Cha Kwo Ling Promenade: Enhancement Works for Kwun Tong Sewage Pumping Station by Atkins China Limited and Drainage Services Department
Silver Award: Revitalisation Works of Jordan Valley Nullah by Otherland Limited and Drainage Services Department
Silver Award: Public Housing Developments at Queen’s Hill, Fanling by the Architectural Services Department and Hong Kong Housing Authority
Merit Award: Kai Tak Station Square by Architectural Services Department and Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Merit Award: Phase II Development of Oil Street Art Space by Architectural Services Department and Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Merit Award: Transformation of Public Play Space in Sham Shui Po Park by Architectural Services Department and Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Awardees of Excellence in Private Development
Gold Award: One Sanlong Bay by AECOM Asia Company Limited and Parkland Group
Silver Award: AIRSIDE by Urbis Limited and Nan Fung Group
Silver Award: Nina Park by Cohere Design Company Limited and Chinachem Group
Merit Award: The Pavilia Farm I & II by NW Project Management Company Limited, New World Development Company Limited and MTR Corporation Limited
Merit Award: The Henley and Henley Park by Urbis Limited and Henderson Land Development Company Limited
Awardees of Excellence in Master Landscape Planning and Study
Gold Award: Qingjian Lake, A Joyful Lakefront Journey Reflecting Community Values by AECOM Asia Company Limited and Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee
Silver Award: Lung Tsun Stone Bridge Preservation Corridor by Architectural Services Department and Commissioner for Heritage’s Office
Silver Award: Shenzhen Ocean City Eco-coastline & Wetland Restoration Conceptual Landscape Planning & Design Proposal by Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Limited and Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Construction And Development Group Co. Ltd
Merit Award: The Green Deck by Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Limited and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Awardees of Excellence in Landscape Transformation
Gold Award: Landscape Carbon Footprint Calculator by Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Limited
Silver Award: Quanzhou Binjiang Chenzhou Tingzhou: The Reunion of Green and City by Earthasia Limited and 泉州市住房和建設局
Silver Award: South East New Territories Landfill Extension (SENTX) Landscape Restoration: Trial Nursery by URBIS Limited and Environmental Protection Department
Merit Award: Yuanye Spring Wenzhou, China by Chan Wing Sum and 原野集團
Merit Award: WEEDsilience: Urban Rewilding by Benni Yu-ling Pong and Ivy Hiu-Yan Wong
Merit Award: Hong Kong Garden | Bamboo Path by Xiaoxuan Lu of HKU and Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises
Awardees of Excellence in Landscape Communication
Gold Award: Design, Supply and Installation of Tree Labels with Dynamic Quick Response Codes for Roadside Trees and Trees in Other Locations by Otherland Limited and Development Bureau
Silver Award: TAL-L: Taxon Archive Lab – Library: A Multimedia Database for Landscape Materials and Practices by Ivan Valin, Susanne Trumpf and HKU Teaching Development Grant
Silver Award: People. Trees. Harmony Promotion Campaign – Highlights of 2021 to 2023 by Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section of Works Branch, Development Bureau
Merit Award: Yard Waste Upcycling – Engagement + Communication by AECOM Asia Company Limited and Civil Engineering and Development Department
Merit Award: Futureproof City: Ten Immediate Paths to Urban Resilience by Barry D Wilson
Awardees of Excellence in Student Projects
Champion: Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Chan Yee Kwan Yvonne
First Runner-up: Tourism Dynamos: Negotiating Buddhist economy and agritourism for socio-economic resilience in Chiang Mai by Liu Jiani Vicki
Second Runner-up: Retooling fish ponds: Fish ponds ecology and heritage conservation in Hong Kong by Lam Pui Kwan, Candace
Second Runner-up: Revive and Relink: Sustainable Collaboration Strategies for the Hing Chun Yeuk Rural Hakka Villages by Huang Xinjie, Hedy
Innovation Award: Living in Phygital Space: Experience and Design Public Realm via Digital by Cheng Lai Wa, Natalie
Communication Award: Walking Porosity by Wang Guoyi
Thank you to the jurors for their exceptional contribution to the awards process:
Professor Leslie CHEN JP
Professor WONG Kam Sing GBS JP
Mr Chris TIDSWELL
Dr Srilalitha GOPALAKRISHNAN
Ms Ronnie SIU
Congratulations to all Awardees and all the exceptional work received!
HKILA Secretariat