“BRIDGE-COMPLEX ”

“BRIDGING” Yongxin Old City Wenxing Bridge International Design Competition not only aims to connect the physical space on both sides of the river, but also focus on connecting the old city culture and people’s life, linking the new and old urban areas, and activating the blocks and landscape belts on both sides of the river.

The competition takes “BRIDGE-COMPLEX” as the theme, transcends the conventional “bridge” functions of transportation and tourism, strives for the “bridge” design with a variety of possibilities and implementation. “Building” (refers to Linjiang Building) as an important node will be integrated, linking the life and space of both banks, further would enrich the modern typology content of “bridge”. The competition focuses on promoting the old city’s renewal plan with the mode of “BRIDGE-COMPLEX”, creating a new local “bridge” life of the old city, taking it as the generator of urban spirit and cultural life, cultivating new urban characteristics, and providing rich and vivid new perspectives, new stages and new highlights for the future life of the old city.

Competition requirements

1.Competition Requirements
The competition of “BRIDGE-COMPLEX” is not only a research and exploration of the function and format of “bridge”, but also a practice of urban public space renewal. The competition requires to focus on the contemporary sociality and urbanity of “bridge”, and emphasizes the research and expression of the relationship among “bridge, building and city”, so as to seek creative schemes that can be put into practice.

2.Design Principles
Comprehensiveness: To reflect thinking and coping strategy on the development of Yongxin new and old urban areas, urban landscape pattern and cultural heritage, etc.
Foresight: To ensure the authenticity, pioneering and creativity of the work, as well as foresee and lead the future development.
Implementation: The materials and construction forms of the design should be considered for future implementation.

3.Design and Research Scope

Competition Design Scope and Masterplan of the Surrounding Area

1)Design Contents
Conceptual Scheme Design of Wenxing Bridge and Linjiang Building
2)Design Scope
(1)The site is located at the Xianggan Wharf of the old city on the north bank of Heshui River, across Heshui River, and connects to Style Commercial Street Area on the south bank as well as riverside landscape belts and blocks on both sides. The bridge is about 150 meters long.
(2)Bridgehead space at north and south ends.
3)Research Scope
The spatial relationship among Wenxing Bridge, Linjiang Building, Xianggan Wharf, surrounding important cities and landscape nodes should be researched and expressed in the scheme design

Program Layout of Wenxing Bridge and the Surroundings

Aerial View of Wenxing Bridge and the Surrounding Key Locations

Competition Procedure

1.Registration
1)The competition is open to young designers, artists, teams of teachers and students worldwide in the fields of planning, architecture, landscape, art and intelligent design. Meanwhile, interdisciplinary professionals and practitioners are also encouraged to participate. Individual or team competitors are both acceptable. A team leader should be named for future contact, if competitors participate as a team.
2)For registration, please log in the competition website: http://wenxingbridge.chinabuildingcentre.com， click “register/sign-up ” to register and fill in the information;
3) After filled in the registration form, participants will get a serial number which is the submitted e-mail address (please take care to preserve it as each participant/participating team has only one serial number).
4)All participants are required to submit digital files, including drawings and other related information, for detailed information please see Submission Requirements;
2.Submission
1)The e-mail MUST be named as "【International Team】 or 【Domestic Team】 + “Submission” + Title of Work”. The organizing committee does not accept any hard copy. All design panels of participants will be printed in an unified format for jury review.
3.Jury Review
The jury will conduct professional evaluation on the competition entries. The final winning projects will be determined during the jury review.