THE PLAN Awards 2019 Finalists and Winners
This year, Sasaki projects were honored in three separate categories by THE PLAN, an international design magazine, in their annual THE PLAN AWARDS program. Shanghai Hongkou Stadium is the winner in the Sports and Leisure category, Kabul Urban Design Framework received one of two honorable mentions in the Urban Planning category, and Chengdu Panda Reserve was a finalist in the Education category.
“Each year we look forward to learning the results of The PLAN AWARDS, as they represent some of the best design contributions from around the world,” says Sasaki principal Michael Grove. “Sasaki has been honored by the PLAN for the past five years and we are excited that the three projects recognized in 2019 represent the breadth and depth of the firm’s work.”
Watch the video below to learn more about Shanghai Hongkou Stadium, winner of the Sports and Leisure category in this year’s THE PLAN AWARDS. And read on for more about the awards’ program and each of the honored Sasaki projects.
THE PLAN AWARD program disseminates knowledge and improves the quality of the work done by designers, academics, critics and students in the architecture, design and city planning fields, thereby promoting debate on topical design and planning themes. Completed and future projects are eligible for the AWARD.
“It’s always meaningful to take time to pause and reflect on our hard work and occasional struggles,” says Sasaki principal Tao Zhang, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP ND, SITES AP. “These moments become particularly exhilarating when our design is recognized by our peers and academia through prestigious, international awards like The PLAN AWARDS. Three awards in three categories is a true testament to our collaborative and interdisciplinary practice.”
Learn more about each of these future-forward planning initiatives below:
City: Shanghai
Client: Shanghai Hongkou Planning Bureau
Completion Date: July 2018
Gross Floor Area: 161,953 (square meters)
Architects: Sasaki
Design team: Michael Grove, Tao Zhang, Victor Vizgaitis, Bill Massey, Dennis Pieprz, Pablo Savid, Ken Goulding, Julian Wei, Ming-Jen Hsueh, Brendan Rogers, Lanmuzhi Yang, Andrew Leung, Helen Wu, Jeremy Ge, Muhan Cui, Andy Wang, David Morgan, Matthew Uminski, Emily Parris, Peilin Li, Xin Zhao, Jie Bao, Charlotte Yu, Matthew Arielly, Zach Loudin
Consultants: Studio NYL (Structural Engineering)
For more info, check out this video.
HONORABLE MENTION: A Framework Plan for Kabul, Urban Planning Category: Design and Regeneration of Town Centers and/or Sections of Urban Fabric
City: Kabul
Client: Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
Completion Date: July 2018
Gross Floor Area: 900,000 (square meters)
Architects: Sasaki
Design team: Dennis Pieprz, Mary Anne Ocampo, James Miner, Victor Eskinazi, Brad Barnett, Lachlan Hunter Hicks, Chris Freda , Andrew Leung, Einat Rosenkrantz, Zhicheng Daniel Xu, Chris Horne, Mikela De Tchaves, Alykhan Mohamed, Qiyi Li, Tianjiao Zhang, Wajiha Ibrahim, Praveen Raj, Sourav Biswas, Justin Kollar, Jie Bao, Anthony Fettes, Kira Sargent, Andrew Sell,, Thomas Nideroest, Stephen Kun, Matthew Macchietto, Neda Movaghar, Chenglong Zhao, Rong Cong
Consultants: Level Infrastructure
For more info, head to the project page.
FINALIST: Chengdu Panda Reserve, Education Category: Educational, Training and Research Institutes
City: Chengdu
Client: Chengdu Tianfu Greenway Construction Investment Co., Ltd.
Completion Date: October 2018
Gross Floor Area: 69,000,000 (square meters)
Architects: Sasaki
Design team: Michael Grove, Tao Zhang, Anthony Fettes, Andrew Sell, Muhan Cui, Jingyi Hu, Jie Bao, Yang Huang, Sourav Biswas, Lan Ge, Ziyang Zeng, Jill Allen Dixon, Lanmuzhi Yang, Dunbar Carpenter, Tianjiao Zhang, Neda Movaghar, Andy Zhengyang Wang, Jeremy Ge, Julian Wei, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, Thiyagarajan Adi Raman, Shih Hao Liao, Yiran Shen, Einat Rosenkrantz, Peilin Li, Hoi Lam Si, Yizhi Bian
Main Contractor: N/A
For more info, head to the project page.
