NUU eco-park design honored in Russia

2015-01-20

An eco-friendly urban architecture design from National United University in Miaoli County was shortlisted as one of the 10 best projects at the 2014 Social Revolution Festival’s “Under the Bridge” competition in Russia.

Dream within a Dream, Create a World in Between tackles the needs of people in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, for clean water and green space. It was designed by undergraduate students Pan Jui-yu and Syu Jie-siou under the guidance of NUU assistant professor Wu Shi-yen, who is pursuing a doctorate of architecture at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taipei City.

“Featuring a bioprocessing water treatment plant under the bridge, the design delivers functionality while creating a space for parkland,” Wu said.

After making the shortlist at the festival, the project was voted No.1 in an online poll last December by Yaroslavl residents and global participants. Another entrant from Taiwan, Embracing a Zen Approach to Life by Wu and two other NUU students Gong Ren-fong and Li Wai-shing, also ranked among the top 10 in the poll.

Both submissions were Taiwan’s first forays into the international competition.

Supported by UNESCO, the festival is an annual social architecture initiative based in the World Heritage site Yaroslavl. It celebrated its third edition last year, with 300 projects from 26 countries contending for top honors at the event.

Source: Taiwan Today (http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=226457&CtNode=413)