City on the Loop Ìlò Oríṣiríṣi láti ọwọ́ Ruxuan Zheng jẹ́ aṣẹ́gun olókìkí púpọ̀ ti 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìdíje Àpẹẹrẹ Ìgbéró Ìlú àti Ètò Ìlú.
FàdákàÌgbéró Ìlú· 2026
City on the Loop Ìlò Oríṣiríṣi
látọ̀wọ́ Ruxuan Zheng
Oníbàárà: Ruxuan Zheng
Aṣẹ́gun Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award nínú Ẹ̀ka Ìgbéró Ìlú
Aṣẹ́gun Àmì Ẹ̀yẹ Tí a Jẹ́rìísí
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Nípa City on the Loop Ìlò Oríṣiríṣi
City on the Loop tún ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ etí òkun kan tí ìkún omi máa ń halẹ̀ mọ́ ní Brooklyn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀gbẹ́ ìlú aláìdábọ̀ tí ó lè bá ìgbóga ipele omi òkun mu. Tí a kọ́ lórí àwọn ohun èlò amáyédẹrùn tí ó ti wà tẹ́lẹ̀, àgbékalẹ̀ náà mú wá àwọn ilé gbígbé tí a gbé sókè, ọkọ̀ ojú irin fẹ́ẹ́rẹ́, àti àwọn ètò ìgboro tí ó lè dojú kọ ìkún omi ní ìpele mẹ́ta. Ìṣàláyé díẹ̀díẹ̀ láàrin ilẹ̀ àti òkun rọ́pò àwọn ààlà líle, tí ó sì jẹ́ kí iṣẹ́ ìkọ́lé, àyíká ẹ̀dá, àti ìgbé ayé àwùjọ lè bára wọn ṣiṣẹ́ pọ̀. Loop náà ń ṣiṣẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìhun àyè àti ètò aláṣàtúnṣe, tí ó ń dàgbà pẹ̀lú àwọn ìyípadà àyíká, tí ó sì ń pèsè ìlànà fún ìṣàkóso ọlọ́gbọ́n tí ó dáhùn sí ojú ọjọ́ ní ọjọ́ iwájú.
Ìdánimọ̀ Náà
Nípa Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
City on the Loop Ìlò Oríṣiríṣi jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé City on the Loop Ìlò Oríṣiríṣi yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. City on the Loop Ìlò Oríṣiríṣi jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Lẹ́yìn Àpẹrẹ Náà
Àkójọ Ìròyìn
Àwọn ẹ̀tọ́, àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ àti àlàyé ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ tí olùṣàpẹrẹ pèsè.
- Àwọn Ohun Àkànṣe
- City on the Loop reimagines Canarsie Pier as a dynamic coastal system that adapts to rising sea levels. Through a phased loop structure built along a land–sea gradient, the project integrates housing, infrastructure, and ecology into a resilient urban edge. It transforms the shoreline from a barrier into a platform for coexistence, with future potential for AI-assisted adaptation and growth.
- Ìwọ̀n àti Àpò
- The design was developed through phased urban modeling, sectional prototyping, and spatial iteration to explore adaptive growth along coastal gradients. Ecological, social, and infrastructural systems were layered using loop-based logic, allowing the project to evolve as both a physical structure and a future-responsive framework.
- Àwọn Àkọlé
- Architecture; Urban Design; Coastal Resilience; Housing; Ecological Systems; New York City
- Ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ Ìṣelọ́pọ̀
- This design was developed through iterative digital modeling, combining GIS mapping, ecological data, and layered analysis of coastal conditions. Renderings and animations were produced using 3D visualization tools to simulate the gradient between land and sea. The process emphasized feedback loops—testing urban form against resilience, housing demand, and public accessibility.
- Ìpèníjà Àpèsè
- The hardest part was reconciling ecological resilience with urban density. Historically, the site has been cut off by the Belt Parkway; socially, the community faces limited waterfront access. Externally, sea-level projections and flood laws required strict compliance, while production constraints limited material choices. Information gaps on long-term climate data challenged our modeling. Overcoming these, we created a looped edge that balances housing, ecology, and public life.
- Ìwádìí
- This is applied design research aimed at rethinking coastal urban edges. The objective was to create housing integrated with resilient infrastructure. Methodology combined GIS mapping, site surveys, 3D simulations, and projected sea-level rise and flood data. Results show a looped edge that strengthens housing, ecology, and access. Insights suggest design can influence real estate, community life, and climate adaptation.
- Ìmísí
- Inspired by the contradictions of the Belt Parkway—both connective and divisive—this project explores how infrastructure can shift from separation to integration. It draws from tidal landscapes, looped mobility, and phased urbanism to envision a future where architecture mediates between ecological forces, human needs, and evolving coastlines.
- Àkókò Iṣẹ́ Àkànṣe
- The project started in September 2019 in New York as an academic studio research in Syracuse University. It has been continuously refined and expanded through independent work until June 2025, when it was exhibited at the UTOPIA exhibition.
- Ìlànà Ìṣiṣẹ́
- The design works like a continuous walkway that rises above the highway and bends along the shoreline. As people move through it, the structure shifts from housing to public spaces to green wetlands. Key moments include crossing the elevated loop, stepping down to the water, and meeting open plazas. By blending living, nature, and access, it turns a barrier into a shared edge, making the coast safer, more open, and more resilient for everyday use.
- Àwọn Ọmọ Ẹgbẹ́
- Ruxuan Zheng
- Ìfọwọ́sí Àwòrán
- All images, renderings, and video content created by Architect / Designer Zheng Ruxuan. Copyright © 2025, all rights reserved.
Background music: Ocean Song, created by Memê no Beat.
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