The World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2024 has named the Regeneration of Vitality, Shenzhen Guanlan Riverside Plaza in China, designed by LAY-OUT Planning Consultants, the Landscape Of The Year 2024.

World Architecture Festival, the world’s largest annual, international, live architectural event, took place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, on the 6 - 8 November 2024.

In response to a fast urbanization that lacks character in its spaces and human consideration, Shenzhen Guanlan Riverside Plaza has been renovated to meet the varied needs of the city and its residents today. 

Based on the idea of a "park-like plaza," the design has revitalized the plaza's vitality by reshaping an open space with a variety of activities, tree-lined walkways, and cultural heritage.  

Reform received great praise for their redesign of the eastern entrance of Shenzhen People's Park in China. 

The global architecture community gathers at WAF to celebrate, educate, network, and get inspired. The largest live-judged architecture awards program in the world is held annually by WAF. Through presentations by architects to eminent delegates and global judging panels, it honors design accomplishments.

In 2023, Landscape of the Year went to Benjakitti Forest Park: Transforming a Brownfield into an Urban Ecological Sanctuary, designed by TURENSCAPE and Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect in Thailand. 

Meanwhile, the Darlington Public School in Australia, designed by fjcstudio, was named the 2024 World Building of the Year. In addition, Office AIO was awarded the World Interior of the Year 2024 with its project Pang Mei Noodle Bar LFS in China at the INSIDE Festival, a sister festival of the World Architecture Festival (WAF). Emre Arolat Architecture was awarded the Future Project of the Year for the Küçükçekmece Djemevi in Turkey at this year's World Architecture Festival. 

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