Master of Landscape Architecture Graduates' Visionary Project Wins at 2024 ASLA Student Awards

We are delighted to announce that three alumni from the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) Class of 2024 have won the Honor Awards (Urban Design) in the 2024 ASLA Student Awards. Luoman Ouyang, Zhiyi Guo and Jiaxin Jiang have made the university proud with their exemplary design coursework for module LA4702 MLA Density Studio. In this module, students tackle important landscape issues in Southeast Asia, particularly those related to the region’s rapidly growing urban areas.

Their award-winning project, titled “From Remnants to Resonance: Reimagine Coastal Fishing Villages,” addresses the significant ecological and social impacts of the 2023 discharge of nuclear wastewater in Japan on the country’s fishing industry. The project envisions a sustainable future for coastal fishing villages like Choshi by transforming the coastline from remnants into resource landscapes for both humans and non-humans. The team selected a 1km-by-1km site in Choshi City as a case study to propose a new model for the future development of Japanese fishing villages.

The awards jury praised the project for its rich graphics, powerful purpose and detailed plant remediation information.

Their project supervisor, Dr Victoria Marshall, expressed her elation and shared her thoughts: “Congratulations to Luoman, Zhiyi, and Jiaxin. This award is well deserved. The strengths of the project are its multiscalar approach, imagination and representation of incremental change, and emphasis on situated landscape practices. The project also reflects the excellent level of shared learning across the MLA programme. Well done to all!”

To learn more about the project, please visit: ASLA 2024 Student Awards