A work by two students from School of Architecture and Arts won the Silver Award of Best Urban Design Awards under Annual Asia Design Awards. Professor Li Zao was awarded “Tutor of Merit” and the School was granted “Organization of Merit”.

Annual Asia Design Awards is organized by Asia Architecture and Urbanism Alliance (AAUA) with a history of 13 years. The competition aims to exert positive influence on the development of design education in Asia and to enhance the general level of design in Asia, to promote teaching and discipline construction and improve academic interactions between colleges and universities in Asia, and to bridge leading enterprises in construction industry and higher education institutions that offer programs in architecture-related fields.

The Awards fall into three categories: professional awards (Architectural Design; Urban Design; Landscape Architecture; Interior Design; Exhibit Design), theme awards (Lighting & Space ), and Awards for Tutor of Merit and Organizer of Merit. Best Design Project Awards included 1 Gold Award, 3 Silver Awards, 5 Bronze Awards, and 30 Awards of Excellence.

The award has further expanded the influence of School of Architecture and Arts in the industry and fully exhibited HFUT’s outcome in education and talents cultivation.

Writer & Photos Courtesy of: Ma Xianfeng

Editor: Guan Qian