公告进程时间：2023-09-15

01 Project Background

Henan Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (referred to as "ZAEZ") is located in the core area of Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area, it is an important pivot point for building Zhengzhou Metropolitan Circle and cultivating the Central Plains City Cluster. It has an important position in the development pattern of domestic and international double-cycle to connect the east and the west, and to connect the south and north. Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone is the pioneer area of the "Air Silk Road", the national aviation economic experimental zone, the core growth pole of the Central Plains Economic Zone and Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area, the modern international world-class logistics hub, and the Central Plains Special Zone. Currently, in accordance with the new development goals, Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone has established a new pattern of 21 cities.

The competition aims to collect urban design schemes that are forward-looking, innovative, and implementation-oriented to help promote the high grade, high standard, and high-quality construction and development of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone.

02 Pre-qualification Review Committee

The Pre-qualification Review Meeting of the Future City Urban Design International Competition of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone 2023 “Air Silk Road” Urban Design and Creative Architecture International Competition was held on September 13, 2023 at the Multi-functional Hall, 3rd Floor, Administrative Committee of Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone. The Pre-qualification Review Committee consists of 7 renowned experts and scholars (Listing names in alphabetical order: Jun Hu, Bin Lv, Xiaojiang Li, Marco Belcastro, Satoshi Ohashi, Jiwu Wang, Haoyan Wei). Xiaojiang Li served as the Chairman of the Pre-qualification Review Committee.

03 Shortlisted

The competition adopts the “invitation+open call” method, the nvited design agencies are as follows (in no particular order):

The jury members of the Pre-qualification Review Committee reviewed the pre-qualification documents of competitors and discussed them in depth. After 5 rounds of votes, 3 finalists were selected and 2 alternative competitors were selected for ranking.

The 3 shortlisted competitors are listed below (in no particular order):

The 2 alternative competitors are listed below: