On December 18, 2025, the award ceremony of the 2025 Belt and Road International Student Competition on Digital Architectural Design, organized by BRAUIC, was held at the Eden Eco-Education and International Living Demonstration Zone (Eden Zone) in Tianjin, China.

The ceremony was attended by BUCEA Vice President CHEN Zhaohui, CUI Wei, President of Beijing Eden Construction Investment Group, YAN Lijin, Chairman of China Silk Road Group Ltd., WANG Wei, International Project Marketing Manager of Looker Global Education, KUANG Shiwen, Director of Digital Education Brand Marketing Department of Glodon Company Limited, YAO Qinchun, Project Director of the Beijing International Peace Culture Foundation, Professor Tan Kok Hong, Head of Department of Architecture and Sustainable Design of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), as well as more than 50 faculty and student representatives.

CHEN Zhaohui noted that the Competition integrates infrastructure, urban renewal, and heritage conservation into creative design, becoming a vivid practice of educational cooperation in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Over the past five years, the Competition has produced numerous outstanding works, demonstrating the innovative potential of young people nurtured by Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei educational cooperation, and serving as a vivid response to the concept of a “community with a shared future for mankind.”

CUI Wei introduced the positioning of the Eden project. He revealed that in the future, the Competition’s outstanding works will be implemented at the mine restoration site.

Award Ceremony Highlights

During the award ceremony, CHEN Zhaohui, Executive Vice Chair of BRAUIC, presenting a commemorative trophy to President CUI Wei.

Attending guests presenting appointment letters to the competition’s topic selection experts and representatives of the jury committee.

YAN Lijin presenting the First Prize to the team of “Hidden Cliff · The History Within The Stone”; WANG Wei presenting the Second Prize to the representatives of the winning teams; KUANG Shiwen presenting the Third Prize to the representatives of the winning teams; and YAO Qinchun presenting the Honorable Mention Award to the representatives of the winning teams

Presenting certificates to representatives of outstanding instructors.

CUI Wei presented certificates for the Best Organization Award to representatives from BUCEA, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia), and Tianjin Chengjian University.

2026 Season Announcement: Heading to Bandar Baru Klang, Malaysia

Professor Tan Kok Hong, Head of Department of Architecture and Sustainable Design of UTAR, representing the host UTAR, officially announced the design brief and arrangements for the 7th Belt and Road International Student Competition on Digital Architectural Design in 2026. The next edition of the competition will land on Bandar Baru Klang, Malaysia, under the theme “Think Beyond the City – Reimagine Klang’s Future.”

The 2026 competition received more than 60 entries from 17 institutions, attracting over 400 participants.

Remarks from Award-Winning Team Representatives

ZHANG Bowen from BUCEA:

“I am very grateful to the organizing committee and the Eden Zone for giving us this opportunity to showcase our work. This is also our first time participating in an architecture-related competition. We would like to thank our instructors, YANG Yifan and QI Ying, for guiding and supporting us during the summer to help us advance our design. This is our first time standing on a podium related to architecture, but I believe we will go further and further in the future.”

YIN Junhao from Tianjin Chengjian University:

“Our design core is carrying sci-fi through locality. We aim to transform an abandoned mine that bears historical traces into a Martian mining colony imagination that connects the past with the future. Technically, we used local materials and low-energy systems to ensure the project aligns with the community’s sustainability concept. Eye of the Star Crater is not only a cultural tourism site but also an architectural proposal.”

Liong Xianwen from UTAR (Malaysia):

“Imprints of the Belt: A Timeless Cliffscape of Symbiosis” centers on the idea that destruction is also rebirth, exploring ecological restoration and the possibility of symbiosis in mining areas. We are grateful to the organizers for providing this opportunity, and we thank our instructors for their support and guidance.”