In addition, Rial provided details about winning the prestigious Grand Gold Award which was awarded to him for the design of a garden in China, the work of a post-pandemic landscape architect and the opportunities offered by academic training in landscape architecture today, among other topics.
Paula Rial on the promising future of landscape architecture and its global nature
On April 9, the Architect and Psychologist Paula Rial, professor and academic coordinator of the Landscape Design Technician program at Universidad ORT Uruguay, appeared on the program Basta de Cháchara, a Canal 5 magazine show covering news, gastronomy, and current events.
There, Rial spoke about the recent presentation of the Grand Gold Award , which he received alongside the professor Alejandro O’Neill and Hong Kong architect Maggie Wu Wai Chung, for the design of the Campo Sucio at the Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show in China.
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In this regard, Rial noted that while in the past “it was unthinkable,” landscaping has now gone global, and this exhibition in Shenzhen—China’s fastest-growing city and the country’s third-largest, after Beijing and Shanghai—is clear evidence of the boom the discipline is currently experiencing.
About two million people attended this grand event, which included the Campo Sucio, designed by faculty members of the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay, representing the Americas in the corporate garden category.
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Among other things, Rial noted that the use of technology and the team’s international experience allowed them to overcome the challenges of this competition.
We are truly fortunate to have people of this caliber.
Meanwhile, another key element in the vision and design behind this project lies in the use of native and indigenous plant material—a choice that, as Rial explains, offers multiple advantages in landscape design, possesses high ornamental potential, and significantly contributes to the conservation of Uruguayan flora.
Watch Architect and Psychologist Paula Rial’s full appearance on the show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jUA_kEuTHw