DESIGN THE WORLD YOU WANT International Student Ideas Competition invited students from around the globe to reimagine Melbourne’s iconic Victoria Harbour. Entries were received from students attending (or graduates) from universities and educational institutions in Australia, China, France, Mexico, South Korea, the USA and other countries.
The Student Ideas Competition was supported by Arcadia, ASPECT Studios, Hassell and Hansen Partnership.
Jury
The jury has an academic and professional background, with two jurors from Melbourne providing local knowledge and expertise, and other jurors offering diverse views and experiences through their work.
Nelson Gomes (top left), Studio Lead – Melbourne, Arcadia Landscape Architecture (Melbourne, Australia)
Farinoosh Hadian Jazy (top right) – Landscape Project Consultant, LDA Design (London, UK)
James A. Lord (bottom left) – Founder and Owner of Surfacedesign, Inc (San Francisco, USA)
Claire Martin (bottom middle) – Associate Director, Oculus (Melbourne, Australia)
Dr Alessio Russo, PhD (bottom right) – Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia)
The jury has reviewed the students’ entries and felt that many designs had met the brief and took the opportunity to embrace the potential of the competition site and the Australian context. After scoring the first round, the jury has determined the following entries have made the shortlist (alphabetically by entry name):
Bio-Infill: 01 Victoria | Kampanat Sae-Lio, Sutasit Rodphan, Poombpunya Boonsawad, Thinnakon Bunpha Amornrat Chaem, Chawalit Luangai – Maejo University, landscape architecture
Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Yuttapoom Powjinda, Maejo University;
Drift & Bloom | Wong Wing Tsun, Chung Pui Ching – University of Hong Kong;
Dynamic Harbour Link | Liu Shuhan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Liu Zebing – Tianjin University;
Esplanade Arc | Narelle Ng, Lola Tesoriero, Anushka Mallya, Louis Yeung, Yenuli Jayasinghe, Lauren Cheung – UNSW;
From Birrarung to Yarra | Kumari Daniel, Camille Herbrect, Eulalie Vide – école nationale supérieure de paysage de Versailles;
Ground in Friction | Chaowu Li, Zicheng Zhao, Jiewen Hu – University of Pennsylvania;
External Supervisor: Yuehui Gong
Peel to Heal: Rewriting Docklands | Janice Elvina Williem, Lee Jia Min, Amina Shabanova – Shanghai Jiao Tong University;
Reweaving Docklands | Sunmin Kwon – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Yena Kim – The University of Melbourne;
What the Tide Remembers | Tom Pirie – Seoul National University;
The winner and runner-up will be announced at the Design The World You Want Exhibition on Friday, May 15, at RMIT Building 100 – Melbourne Campus [Limited Free Tickets].