1. Outdoor Seating Area Guidelines, by Dubai Municipality, UAE
2. Smart System for Infrastructure Projects, by Dubai Municipality, UAE
3. Climatic Nef, by Arche Climatique, France
4. Regeneration, Transformation and Revival of the Historical Industrial Town of Tangzha in Nantong, China, by Urban Planning & Design Institute of Southeast University, China
5. Tropic of Cancer Memorial Park, by Al Ain City Municipality, UAE
6. Regional Planning Approaches to Low-Carbon Sustainable Metropolitan Area: “Metro City” Planning of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area, by Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, China
7. Viewing the City from the ‘One Meter Perspective’ – The Planning Practice of Building a Child-Friendly City in Wuhan, by Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, China
8. Edinburgh City Centre Strategy, by Jacobs, UK
9. Regional Well-being with the Big Events: Comprehensive planning and design of Youth Olympic Village Area, Nanjing, China, by Urban Planning & Design Institute of Southeast University, China
10. Northlake Future Neighbourhood Plan: Innovations towards Sustainable Growth of Park City, by Tongji University, China
11. Concept Plan for Surrounding Areas of Beijing Wenyuhe Park, by Urban Planning & Design Institute of Southeast University and School of Architecture, Southeast University, China
12. Wuhan Yangtze River City Main Axis Strategy and Implementation Plan, by Wuhan Planning and Design Institute, China
13. Practice of “Rust Belt” Revitalization in a Densely Populated Metropolitan Area —Implementation Plan for the Renovation of the Wuhan Section of the Guangzhou Hankou Railway (Wuchang Ecological Cultural Corridor), by Wuhan Planning and Design Institute, China
14. Collaborative Governance and Incremental Neighbourhood Regeneration – A Case of Jiangbei Communitiy in Wuhan, China, by School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, China
15. All Health Community for Future: Urban Design of Qinglong Lake Community, Chengdu, China, by School of Architecture, Tsinghua University and Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, China
16. Our Future with Nature: A Smart-Green-Resilient Approach for NTN, the New Frontier of Hong Kong, by ARUP, Hong Kong
17. Conservation and Regeneration of Gaodang Buyi Mountain Village, by SHANCUN Atelier, School of Architecture, Tsinghua Univiersity and Anshun Architecture Design Institute, China
18. Baku General Master Plan 2040, by AS+P, Germany
19. Wadi Al Shabak Community Center Urban Design, by Dubai Municipality, UAE
20. Smart Unified Integrated System for Urban Planning Approvals, by Dubai Municipality, UAE
21. DRU Industriepark, Visie op Ruimte and Buro Ontwerp & Omgeving, The Netherlands
22. Rejuvenate the Attractive Blue-Green Network for a Small City within Nature: the Urban Landscape Planning of Yuan’an, by Beijing Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning & Design Institute, Tsinghua University and Beijing Forestry University, China
23. Suzhou Child Friendly City Planning, CCDI, China
24. ROCHE – Global Strategic Masterplanning, by SOM, USA
25. East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Integrated Land Use Master Plan – ILUMinatE, by MINCONSULT SDN BHD, Malaysia
26. Saadiyat Lagoons, Aldar Projects, UAE
27. Highland Urban Villages, by enCity Urban Solutions, Singapore
28. Winter Olympics-activated Sustainable Regeneration of Gaojinglu Community, Beijing, Beijing Tsinghua Institute, China
29. Batulicin 2045: Bioconnectivity, by Nusantara Urban Advisory, Indonesia
30. The Action Plan of the 15-minute Community Life Circle in Xinhua Street Sub-district, by Shanghai Yingyi Urban Planning Design Co.,Ltd., China

The evaluation process was demanding due to a quality of entries and the diversity in terms of challenges and issues faced, themes and visions, environmental issues, and finally scale (from regional, metropolitan, to urban level). The jury composed of four experienced professional planners – Abdelwehab Alwehab (Iraq), Li Fan (Germany), Hope Magidimisha (South Africa), Michael Stott (Australia), and Tijana Tufek-Memisevic (United States), as the jury president – bestowed two awards in the category Grand Award, as well as five awards in the category Merit Award.

Baku General Master Plan 2040, by AS+P, Germany

The Baku General Master Plan 2040 provides a strategic long-term approach to city resilience and climate responsiveness by centring its priorities around sustainable development, environmental regeneration, the built heritage, and urban economy. The metropolitan polycentric scheme which is based on transit-oriented development, addresses the urban growth and economic potential of Azerbaijan’s capital city by integrating complementary urban clusters and responding to self-sufficiency needs of regional gravitating centres.

Our Future with Nature: A Smart-Green-Resilient Approach for NTN, the New Frontier of Hong Kong, by ARUP, Hong Kong

The New Territories North project in Hong Kong takes a strategic, outcome-focused “Smart Green Resilient” approach to large-scale spatial planning. Based on multi-criteria analysis and scenario-testing while enabling early interdisciplinary collaboration, the approach serves as an exemplary model for leveraging smart planning methodologies. With its developed set of integrative and evidence-based methods, the NTN project contributes to future development strategies and project standards in the region. 

The Action Plan of the 15-minute Community Life Circle in Xinhua Street Sub-district, by Shanghai Yingyi Urban Planning Design Co.Ltd., China

The Xinhua Street 15-minute Community Life Circle is a people-centred and implementation-oriented action plan that established a collaborative decision-making process amongst a variety of stakeholders. The project leveraged intelligent technology application and allowed for residents’ participation, including the construction phase. The plan established a set of cooperative paths that serve as a main action paradigm for a 15-minute community life circle in Shanghai.

Batulicin 2045: Bioconnectivity, by Nusantara Urban Advisory, Indonesia

Responding to the threats of rapid urbanisation and climate change, the project addresses a critical aspect of sustainability in Borneo Island – the preservation of wetlands and prevention of biodiversity loss. Batulicin Bioconnecticity projects’ strategies demonstrate a creative and adaptive approach to urban resilience while fostering quality human-nature coexistence, preserving the local culture, and generating an environmentally friendly economy

Viewing the City from the ‘One Meter Perspective’ – The Planning Practice of Building a Child-Friendly City in Wuhan, by Wuhan Land Use and Urban Spatial Planning Research Center, China

“Viewing the City from the ‘One Meter Perspective” projects demonstrate a noteworthy transformation of Wuhan’s public realm into a child-friendly city aiming to encourages children participation in urban planning and provide a sound environment for their development. The outcomes have been incorporated into several government documents.

Suzhou Child Friendly City Planning, CCDI, China

Based on strategy planning and design guides covering community, mobility, school and hospital services, the Suzhou project demonstrates a successful implementation of child friendly city planning supported by the local government.

East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Integrated Land Use Master Plan – ILUMinatE, by Planners M Consult SB / Minconsult SB, Malaysia

The ILUMinatE is an integrated land use master plan designed for Malaysia’s soon to be largest high-speed train network corridor. Spanning from east to west coast and over 4 States, the plan is focused on land use and infrastructure planning as driving force for a sustainable development and regional economic growth.

We are thankful to all the entrants who clearly demonstrated how diverse, meaningful, challenging, and interesting the planning profession is, and how much our work can contribute to building a better world. Therefore, we invite and hope for many more entries in the coming years. It is not about scale, but about quality and eye-opening projects that can serve as outstanding examples of contemporary planning practice.