Project name:

Redesigning Wenchuan village after earthquake. (The earthquake which happened on May, 2008)

Project category:

Urban design + Landscape design + Architecture design

Location:

Wenchuan village, Si Chuan province, China

Area:

2.4 sq kilometers

Client:

Department of planning of Wenchuan district

Cooperate firm:

Urban Design Institute of Peking University,

Type of participate:

Short term studio in China, Long term studio in China (No less than 2 months stay in the cooperates firm in China)

Time line:

Short term studio in China: Nov 1^st, 2009 to Jan 1^st, 2010           

Long term studio in China: Nov 1^st, 2009 to Sep 1^st, 2010

Work will involve:

Conceptual design, City plan, Site analyse, Environment and climate analyse, Site plan, Conceptual building design, building plan, building elevation, building section. Specific location plan, elevation, section, detail drawing.

Challenge:

After the Wenchuan earthquake on May, 2008, half of the village was destroyed. The Department of planning of Wenchuan district start seeking new ideas to rebuild the village. Designers should carefully consider how to transform the disaster into opportunities both in the aspects of truism and further development.

ONE of the FOUR kinds of offerings will be made to the individuals from our cooperated institutions (based on their review of your portfolio&CV):

1. FLIGHT, ACCOMODATION and FOOD included and AWARDS
2. ACCOMODATION and FOOD included and AWARDS
3. AWARDS
4. Volunteer