International Division Awards
APA's International Planning Division's International Planning Excellence Awards recognize outstanding individuals and projects.
2020 International Planning Excellence Award — Latin America
Community and Regional Planning
Urban Renewal Partial Plan Triángulo de Fenicia
Project Location: Bogota, Colombia
Recipient: Alejandro Gaviria Uribe
Institute/Firm: Universidad de los Andes – Programa Progresa Fenicia
Urban Design Award
San Salvador Historic Center Corridor Placemaking Strategy
Project Location: San Salvador, El Salvador
Recipient: Alberto Harth and Carlos Ferrufino
Institute/Firm: CIVITAS = URBANISMO + ARQUITECTURA
Transportation Planning
Vargem Grande Paulista Free-Fare Transportation System
Project Location: Vargem Grande Paulista, Brazil
Recipient: Thiago Gomes, Rafael Siqueira, Bianca Oliveira, Bruna Lourenço, Edison Velasques, Paulo Silva, Rafael Siqueira, Roberto Gentileza, Tatiana Landi, Caio Ortega, Igor Gonçalves, Nayara Oliveira, Camila Bandeira
Institute/Firm: Polo Planejamento and Prefeitura de Vargem Grande Paulista
Special Award for Excellence in Public Involvement
Plan Especial de Intervención en el Corredor Metropolitano de Quito
Project Location: Quito, Ecuador
Recipient: Fernando Carrión, Gonzalo Estupiñán, Grace Yépez y equipo, Jaime Erazo, Estefany Mena, Paulina Cepeda, Nicanor Benítez
Institute/Firm: Municipio del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito
Special Award for Excellence in Advancing Social Equity
San Marcos Territorial Development Plan
Project Location: San Marcos, San Salvador
Recipient: Alberto Harth and Carlos Ferrufino
Institute/Firm: CIVITAS = URBANISMO + ARQUITECTURA
2019 International Planning Excellence Award —China
Community and Regional Planning
Caoyang New Village Neighborhood Revitalization Plan
Project Location: Shanghai, China
Recipient: Yinghong Jiang, Leihong Shen, Min Bu, Zhou Liu, Jun Yin
Institute/Firm: Shanghai Urban Construction Design and Research Institute
Urban Design
Revitalizing Kazan's Prime Waterfront Plan
Project Location: Kazan, Russia
Recipient: Kongjian Yu
Institute/Firm: Turenscape; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Peking University
Transportation Planning
Transportation Planning for the Upper Cover Space of the Hangzhou Bullet Train
Project Location: Hangzhou, China
Recipient: Junjie Zhang, Bin Niu, Jun Zha, Bin Liu, Xin Meng, Shulin He
Institute/Firm: East China Architectural Design &Research Institute
Environmental Planning
Building a Greenway: Puyang Jiang River Corridor Plan
Project Location: Pujiang, China
Recipient: Kongjian Yu
Institute/Firm: Turenscape; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Peking University
Special Award for Excellence in Public Involvement
Ecological Special Planning of Tangyin County
Project Location: Tangyin County, China
Recipients: Peng Zhenwei, Wang Yuncai, Gao Jing, Song Qinglin, Jia Xiaojun, Wang Mangmang, Yue Yuyu, Huang Guili, Jiang Nan, Cheng Baofeng, Lu Jia, Zhao Yanbiao, Han Huidong, Meng Xiaodong
Institute/Firm: Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Planning Institute Co. Ltd.
Special Award for Excellence in Advancing Social Equity
Caoyang New Village Neighborhood Revitalization Plan
Project Location: Shanghai, China
Recipients: Yinghong Jiang, Leihong Shen, Min Bu, Zhou Liu, Jun Yin
Institute/Firm: Shanghai Urban Construction Design and Research Institute
Special Award for Excellence in Innovation
Building a Greenway: Puyang Jiang River Corridor Plan
Project Location: Pujiang, China
Recipient: Kongjian Yu
Institute/Firm: Turenscape; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Peking University
Special Award for Excellence in International Collaboration
Revitalizing Kazan's Prime Waterfront Plan
Project Location: Kazan, Russia
Recipient: Presidential Program for the Development of Public Spaces of the Republic of Tatarstan
Institute/Firm: Turenscape; College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Peking University