Landscape Architect Paula Rial, academic coordinator of the Landscape Design Technician program and instructor for Workshop 1; and Alejandro O’Neill, instructor for Workshops 3 and 4, received the Grand Gold Award at the Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Showin China for his garden Dirty Field.
"Dirty Field," the commercial garden designed by ORT teachers that won the Grand Gold Award in China
In conversation with Architect and Psychologist Paula Rial, the professor explained that, with her Campo sucio, she participated in the “corporate gardens” category, which showcases works by designers and landscape architects from China, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Uruguay, showcasing the world’s most advanced design concepts and gardening skills.
The design process for this award-winning garden was a collaborative effort conducted remotely with the Uruguayan landscape architect Alejandro O'Neill and Chinese architect, designer, and artist Maggie Wu Wai Chung.
Subsequently, the Magela Tucci, B.A., a graduate of the Landscape Design Technician program at the Faculty of Architecture of Universidad ORT Uruguay in Universidad ORT Uruguay, provided support with the rendering. In this regard, Rial noted:
We worked online and late into the night, which allowed us to create a garden I’m incredibly proud of. It was a real pleasure to work with this team. I truly felt like I was part of a dream team: when ideas flow, no one judges them as crazy or too basic. Then, Magela Tucci helped us with the renderings, confirming that we were on the right track.
“Dirty Field explores the enchanting third space in urban environments, weaving a narrative between the crafted urban landscape and the raw beauty of nature,” added Wu Wai Chung.
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Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show
Since 2019, this landscaping, horticulture, and gardening exhibition in Shenzhen, in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, has been held once a year.
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2023 Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show
Generally, the Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show takes place in late March and lasts for ten days. Its categories include corporate gardens, international gardens, urban gardens, gardens of the future, creative gardens, and floral displays.
In addition, the exhibition features numerous cultural exhibits, environmental education activities, and academic forums, as well as more than 80 renowned companies and universities in the fields of horticulture, landscaping, and e-commerce, both domestic and international.
The event has gardens created by leading landscape designers from around the world, 6 urban gardens built by Hong Kong, highlighting urban characteristics; 5 variety gardens, featuring rhododendrons, coffee plants, bulbs and perennials, hydrangeas, clonal cultivars, petunias, and a field of flowers of hope.
In addition, two special gardens and a champion garden were designed, showcasing the university student garden design competition, as well as 20 other container gardens and a horticultural bazaar featuring 40 national and international vendors.
The School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay and recognizes the outstanding work of faculty members Paula Rial and Alejandro O'Neill from the Landscape Design Technician program.