On July 9, 2020, the Q-City International Young Designer Competition (China·Handan) announced GUC Graduate, 24-year-old Ziyad Wassef as first prize winner with his project, “FLOATANDAN”. More than 788 students, 286 groups from institutions all over the world participated in the competition. Organised by UED Magazine and sponsored by Hebei Provincial Department of Housing & Urban-Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources of Hebei Province, the competition aims to show a futuristic vision of architecture with authentic ideas to represent Handan. It even provides the winner’s project the opportunity to be implemented in Handan City in the future as per the decision by the local government. Wassef’s project, “FLOATANDAN” gives an urban vision and scale to the city – a ring that becomes a nucleus of modularity for future expansions. It aims to restore the relationship between people of Handan and the river, acknowledging its value and giving people hope and motivation for a clean and accessible river, a source of life and motion. Through floating, the structure is made resistant to natural disasters, creates a new attraction point that redirects the flows of people in the city, and potentially…
Young Egyptian Wins First Prize for Q-City International Architecture Competition
September 6, 2020
