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Three School of Landscape Architecture students receive UNESCO medals in China Version imprimable Suggérer par courriel
24 novembre 2008

International activity organized as part of new agreement on scientific co-operation between the University of Tongji and the Université de Montréal

Three students from the Université de Montréal School of Landscape Architecture were honoured at the closing ceremonies of fifth annual Workshop_atelier/terrain (WAT) of the UNESCO Chair on Landscape and Environment of the Université de Montréal (CUPEUM).

A typical scene from Jinze, a water town in the suburban area in the province of Shanghai
A typical scene from Jinze, a water town in the suburban area in the province of Shanghai
The multicultural and multidisciplinary workshop, held in China from October 20 to October 31, brought together 46 students and 10 instructors from 13 institutions from the CUPEUM international scientific cooperation network. Participants came from Quebec, China, the Republic of Korea, Tunisia, Italy, Syria, Lebanon and Morocco. The teams had to propose working plans – landscape projects – for the development and enhancement of Jinze, a water town in the suburban area in the province of Shanghai. Jinze is crisscrossed by a canal system, lakes, wetland environments and its local morphology and urban architecture are marked by a deeply rural character typical of the many water towns in the region. Issues identified by local managers for the students to develop viable projects for the town included rehabilitation of the historical neighbourhoods and their agricultural interfaces, preservation of water resources and wetlands and the viable development of the local economy.

After 10 days of intensive work, the 12 landscape projects were reviewed by an international jury chaired by UNESCO. The School of Landscape Architecture students who received awards are:

 

  • Katherine Jarno and her team, First Prize for their Commercial Network project
  • Karoline Davignon and her team, Second Prize for their Necklace of Pearls project
  • Anne Aubin and her team for their, Third Prize Urban Reflection for Connection project

 

All WAT_Jinze projects were donated to the district of Qingpu. They were also exhibited at the fourth World Urban Forum (WUF4) in Nanjing, China.

About Workshop_atelier/terrain
Workshop_atelier/terrain is held under the sponsorship of UNESCO and its programs: Management of Social Transformations (MOST), Man and Biosphere (MAB) and World Heritage Center (WHC). These workshops are organized and managed jointly by Tongji University and the CUPEUM, in partnership with the Tongji Institute of Urban Planning and the administration and planning offices of the Province of Shanghai and District of Qingpu, with additional support from the Quebec Office in Shanghai and the Canadian Consulate General – Shanghai.

This international activity was the first result of the new agreement on scientific co-operation between the University of Tongji and the Université de Montréal.

On the Web:
About the Université de Montréal
About UNESCO-Paysage

Media contacts:
Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec
Chairholder and Director of WAT_Jinze 2008
UNESCO Chair on Landscape and Environment
Université de Montréal
Telephone: 514-343-7500
Email: philippe.poullaouec-gonidec@umontreal.ca

 

Lyndsay Daudier
Project Assistant
International Coordinator, WAT_Jinze 2008
UNESCO Chair on Landscape and Environment
Université de Montréal
Telephone: 514-343-6111, (1) ext. 0232
Email : rose.lyndsay.daudier@umontreal.ca
 

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