China East Lake Tai- International Public Art Competition

We launched the public art project, aiming to make a new Lake Tai bund with public art works.

Description
At the end of August 2012, People’s Government of Jiangsu Province admitted Wujiang East Lake Tai Ecological Tourism Resort as a provincial-level tourism resort. After planning and construction for many years as well as advancement of tourism projects, accumulated 16.5 Billion CNY has been invested in the Tourism Resort hitherto. Comprehensive Transform Project of East Lake Tai, construction of inside road network and infrastructures for greening, etc. have been completed fundamentally. Numerous projects have been constructed with theme and characteristics of Lake Tai Sightseeing, Hot-spring Bathing, Lake Delicacies and Fathom of Chinese Learning, such as Ecological Park of East Lake Tai, Emerald Island, Grand Hotel of East Lake Tai, Suzhou Gulf Delicacy City, Lake Tai Fishing Gulf, Oasis of Lake Tai, Green Village Park, etc. There are many projects in construction such as Suzhou Gulf Water Street, Lake Seeing Stand, Sports Park, First-stage Project of Wangyan Hot-spring, Meridien Hotel of East Lake Tai, Golden Lake Coast Tourism Complex, Sun Island, Qianggang Farm Stay and so on.
From 2015, Wujiang East Lake Tai Ecological Tourism Resort Committee launched the public art project, aiming to make a new Lake Tai bund with public art works. “Wonderland” Public Art Competition, as the part of project, was launched first.

Jury
Zheng Shiling: (Jury President) :Membership of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor of Urban Planning, Tongji University,doctoral tutor
Wu Zhiqiang: Vice President of Tongji University,Shanghai 2010 World Expo Chief Planner
Ding Yi:Artist,professor of Shanghia Instite of Visual Art
Shen Lieyi:Vice director of public art school,China Academy of Art
Liu Jianhua: Independent cultural and ecological society scholar,managers of the east Lake Tai eco-tourism resorts

Prize
General Award：80,000 RMB（1 person/team in total）
Subarea Awards：30,000 RMB /team（3 person/teams in total）
Finallists:10,000 RMB /team（5 person/teams in total）

Entry Fee
None

Entries
Plans should be completed within 2-4 drawings ( 300dpi, 800mm × 600mm), including but not limited general layout, plans, elevations, perspective, color renderings
A project description about 150-200 words to illustrate project name, conception, color, material, size and evaluation both in English and Chinese

Timetable
Preliminary decision: early June, 2015
The second trial results announcement: late June, 2015

Organizer
Wujiang East Lake Tai Ecological Tourism Resort Management Committee,Beijing Hui Shide counseling centers,di Design magazine

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