A hundred pieces of environment design works from seventeen colleges and universities in Shanghai were on show at Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center (SUPEC) after being displayed at Tongij University for a week and moved to SUPEC on May 20th. Among them were a Core Tube Prototype of High-rise Buildings to cope with smog in the city, a Penetrable City accessible to every family with small business, a Mini-Waterscape Eco-Container that absorbed and decomposed noxious fumes and a 180° Cattery -- a small detachable shelter for stray cats. All this was part of the First Creative Youth event, an exhibition of creative cultural works by college students in Shanghai sponsored by Shanghai Municipal Party Committee for Education and Health and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.
According to the Teaching Affairs Office of Tongji University, the organizer had received over 100 entries from 17 colleges and universities in Shanghai. After strict screening by a panel of judges based upon foresight, creativity, integrity, technical, artistic and experimental nature and practical values, 100 entries were selected, among which 81 entries were from the categories of architecture, urban planning and environmental art while 19 from the category of technical design for environmental protection. Eventually, 72 entries won awards, including 12 first prize, 24 second prize and 36 third prize entries. Tongji University was awarded with ten prizes: seven first prize, two second prize and one third prize.
The panel of judges said that these design works had practical and social values for their novelty, creativity, advanced technology and concern for the society. They demonstrated the creative ability and pioneering spirit of contemporary college students who showed their concern on sustainable development of urban living.
Translated by May Language Studio based upon
http://news.tongji.edu.cn/classid-10-newsid-51381-t-show.html
