The International Award for Best Practices (IABP) in Natural Resources and Planning, established as the highest accolade in the industry by The International Association of Natural Resources (iAONR), has attracted significant attention since its launch, with enthusiastic inquiries and submissions from relevant organizations.
In accordance with the Management Measures for the International Award for Best Practices (IABP) in Natural Resources and Planning, the organizing committee has completed the preliminary review in batches and the unified final review of the projects. The review was conducted by members of the iAONR Council, relevant representatives from the co-organizer Global Designers Association, and selected judges from the YUANYE Awards panel, through written scoring and collective deliberation.
Based on the final review results, the award-winning projects are hereby publicized. The announcement period is from March 11, 2026 to March 17, 2026.
During the announcement period, any objections regarding the awarded projects should be reported to the organizing committee under real names, accompanied by necessary supporting materials. All feedback must be objective and truthful to facilitate investigation and verification.
Contact email: iabp@yuanyeawards.com
The International Award for Best Practices (IABP) in Natural Resources and Planning Final Review Results
I. Outstanding Award Projects
1.Project Name: Taoxichuan Ceramic Cultural Industrial Park
Submitting Organization: Beijing An-Design Architects, THUPDI
Category:Heritage Revival
2.Project Name: Organic Regeneration of the Modern Historical
Industrial Town of Tangzha in Nantong, China
Submitting Organization: Urban Planning & Design Institute of Southeast University
Category: Urban Regeneration
3.Project Name: Building an Ecological Ark in the Urban Core: Planning Practice of the Tanglang Shan-Meilin Shan-Yinhu Shan Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Shenzhen
Submitting Organization: Shenzhen Urban Planning & Land Resource Research Center
Category: Ecological Restoration
4.Project Name:Cross-Town Contiguous Rural Planning and Design for “Jiangcun” Area
Submitting Organization: Suzhou University of Science and Technology
Category: Rural Revitalization
II.Excellence Award Projects
1.Project Name: Autonomous Regeneration Of The “Yangguangli” Old Community In Jinjiang City
Submitting Organization: Tianjin University, Jinjiang Urban and Rural Planning & Design Research Institute Co., Ltd., Liansheng Jianxin (Fujian) Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Category: Urban Renewal
2.Project Name: Master Plan and Public Area Landscape Design for the 2024 Chengdu World Horticultural Exposition
Submitting Organization: Lin Tung-Yen International Engineering Consulting (China) Co., Ltd.
Category: Green & Low-Carbon
3.Project Name: Wenyuhe Park—Carbon Neutral Theme Park In Beijing
Submitting Organization: School of Art & Design, Beijing University of Technology
Category: Green & Low-Carbon
4.Project Name: Wei River Dynamic Regeneration: A Resilient And Synergic Approach
Submitting Organization: Peking University Land Spatial Planning and Design Institute (Beijing) Co., Ltd.,Yifang Landscape and Environment Consulting Studio
Category: Climate Resilience
5.Project Name: Huxiang Beautiful Highway
Submitting Organization: Yunnan Lilu Environment Construction Co.,Ltd
Category: Ecological Restoration
6.Project Name: Changzhou Tianning Innovation Port Landscape Design
Submitting Organization: CCCC Highway Consultants Co., Ltd.
Category: Climate Resilience
7.Project Name: Shanghai Westbund Central – Phase I (Revitalization of Nanpu Railway Station and Its Surrounding Area)
Submitting Organization: GOA (Group of Architects)
Category: Urban Regeneration
8.Project Name: Urban Regeneration Practice in the Ximen Street Area, Qilin District, Qujing City, Yunnan Province
Submitting Organization: Urban Synthesis Architecture, Planning & Design Ltd..
Category: Urban Regeneration
9.Project Name: West Bund Waterfront Upgrade – Sports Hub
Submitting Organization: HASSELL
Category: Urban Regeneration
10.Project Name: Wuhan Dongxihu Cultural Center
Submitting Organization: China Architecture Design & Research Group Co., Ltd.
Category: Urban Regeneration
11.Project Name: Beijing Zhongguancun International Innovation Center
Submitting Organization: Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd.
Category: Climate Resilience
12.Project Name: Shenzhen Guangming Science Park
Submitting Organization: Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd.
Category: Ecological Restoration
13.Project Name: The Natural Reserve Base Of Chinese Sturgeon At Yangtze Estuary 2 Nd Phase
Submitting Organization: OBERMEYER International GmbH，OBERMEYER Engineering Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
Category: Rural Revitalization
14.Project Name: Yichang Three Gorges Resettlement Area：Slow-Traffic Network And Green Park System Renewal
Submitting Organization: HID Landscape
Category: Urban Renewal
15.Project Name: Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Royal City Site Core Area
Submitting Organization: Shanghai Poetry & Remote Landscape Planning and Design Co., Ltd.
Category: Heritage Revival
16.Project Name: XPENG’s New Headquarters Design
Submitting Organization: WEICO Architects
Category: Business Environment
17.Project Name: Nengqin Park, Xibian Village
Submitting Organization: Upland Design Co., Ltd
Category: Rural Revitalization
18.Project Name: Dongguan Dongcheng School Affiliated To Central China Normal University
Submitting Organization: Libiao Duhui (Beijing) Urban Planning & Design Consulting Co., Ltd.
Category: Age Friendly
19.Project Name:Shenzhen Xili Lake Greenway：Blue-green lntrastructure Connect People and Nature
Submitting Organization:Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning Center Co., Ltd.
Category: Ecological Restoration
20.Project Name: Xiahao Lane
Submitting Organization: XBA Design Institute,SHENZHEN HUAZHU Architectural &Engineering Design CO.,LTD. (Chongqing Branch)
Category: Urban Regeneration
21.Project Name: Elephant Moon Lake Retreat: A Regenerative Heritage Landscape
Submitting Organization: SWA GROUP
Category: Rural Revitalization
22.Project Name: Towards a Youth Development-oriented City：Planning the Spatial System for Youth Sports Spaces in Hangzhou Chengxi Sci-tech Innovation Corridor
Submitting Organization:College Of Architecture And Urban Planning Tongji University , Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute
Category: Age Friendly
23.Project Name: Annso Hill·Inner Mongolia
Submitting Organization: Studio QI Architects
Category: Green Low-carbon
Ⅲ. Nominated Award Projects
1.Project Name: Wonder Tree A Massive Steampunk Magical Forest Installation In A Commercial Atrium
Submitting Organization: Shanghai Xisui Landscape Design & Consulting Co., Ltd.
Category: Business Environment
2.Project Name: Jiangnan House Yangzhou Guangling
Submitting Organization: B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio, Architecture & Engineering Co., Ltd. of Southeast University – Urban Architecture Lab
Category: Urban Regeneration
3.Project Name: Qingyang Jade Apartments
Submitting Organization: Shanghai LANDAU Landscape Architecture Design Co. Ltd
Category: Age Friendly
4.Project Name: Ecological Restoration Planning For Ling Mountain And General Mountain In Jiangxia District,Wuhan City
Submitting Organization: Wuhan Design & Consulting Group Co., Ltd.
Category: Ecological Restoration
5.Project Name: JinshengSquare Renewal, Revitalization Of Historic Areas In Guangzhou
Submitting Organization: Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd.
Category: Heritage Revival
6.Project Name: Renovation Of The Former Site Of Chengdu Power Fittings General Factory
Submitting Organization: Sichuan David Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Category: Urban Renewal
7.Project Name: Echoes Of Thousand-Year Village：Design Of Metaverse Micro-Theater In An Ancient Building
Submitting Organization: Harbin Institute of Technology,Shenzhen
Category: Rural Revitalization
8.Project Name: Shenzhen Shuijing Quarry Cluster Ecological Restoration Project
Submitting Organization: Shenzhen Nature Ecological Garden Technology Co., Ltd.
Category: Ecological Restoration
9.Project Name: Luoyang Dahehui Cultural Tourism Comnercial Complex
Submitting Organization: Beijing Qingshang Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., Dasong Architectural Design (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Category: Urban Renewal
10.Project Name: Conservation Project Of The Famous Historical And Cultural Town —Lingyang, Qingyang County
Submitting Organization: Anhui New Era Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Category: Heritage Revival
11.Project Name: A Multi-Level Collaborative Regeneration Mechanism Integrating Culture Space And Ecology For Sandy Wastelands
Submitting Organization: Hebei Academy of Fine Arts
Category: Ecological Restoration
12.Project Name: WHIIID Headquarters Building Podium Renovation And Campus Landscape Plan
Submitting Organization: WEICO Architects
Category: Urban Renewal
13.Project Name: Luke Market Vegetable Market Renovation Design Project
Submitting Organization: Sichuan David Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Category: Urban Regeneration
14.Project Name: Overall Planning of Tangjiabao Daylily Tourism Resort, Datong City, Shanxi Province
Submitting Organization: Beijing Boya Strategy Institute of Tourism Planning and Landscape Design
Category: Rural Revitalization
15.Project Name: Shenzhen Transportation Planning Simulation System for Spatial Refinement Governance
Submitting Organization: Shenzhen Urban Planning & Land Resource Research Center
Category: Smart Innovation
16.Project Name: Deloitte University Asia Pacific China
Submitting Organization: Architecture of Event Architectural Design Consultant (Beijing) Cp., Ltd.
Category: Smart Innovation
17.Project Name: Wufeng Park
Submitting Organization: Upland Design Co., Ltd
Category: Heritage Revival
18.Project Name: Yongxing Alley Jingan Shanghai
Submitting Organization: Shanghai LANDAU Landscape Architecture Design Co. Ltd
Category: Age Friendly
19.Project Name: River Moon
Submitting Organization: Shanghai LANDAU Landscape Architecture Design Co. Ltd
Category: Age Friendly
20.Project Name: Rural Planning Driving Territoriral Industrial Revitalization: Exploring Innovative Planning Strategies for the Joint Construction of Beautiful Villages under Rural Construction Campaign in the Gucheng Area, Huzhou, Zhejiang
Submitting Organization: College Of Architecture And Urban Planning Tongji University , Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute
Category: Rural Revitalization
21.Project Name: Low-carbon cultivation and large-scale promotion of Panax notoginseng under forest canopy in Yunnan: Agroforestry model aimed at emission reduction and green income increase
Submitting Organization: Wenshan Miaoxiang Notoginseng Science and Technology Co., LTD.,Yunnan University,Yunnan Normal University
Category: Green Low-carbon
22.Project Name: Wuhan Urban Construction Group Zhongfa Peninsula Water World
Submitting Organization:Wuhan Design Consulting Group Co., Ltd
Category: Age Friendly
23.Project Name: MeMe Land
Submitting Organization: Shanghai Senyang Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd. Tianjin Branch
Category: Rural Revitalization
24.Project Name: MIRACL
Submitting Organization: Shanghai LANDAU Landscape Architecture Design Co. Ltd
Category: Age Friendly
25.Project Name: Double Garden
Submitting Organization: Possibilism Design Studio
Category: Ecological Restoration