To inject new vitality into rural revitalization and provide new ideas for rural infrastructure construction, the 2024 Delta Cup International Solar Architecture Design Competition with the title of “Sunshine • Rural Resilience” was held at Tianjin University on April 12 to collect outstanding works from around the world. The two projects in this competition are located in Hebei province, respectively, the construction project of Erbaozi Village in Huaian County, Zhangjiakou City and the construction project of Libazhuang Village, Qingyuan District, Baoding City. Combined with relevant policies, the competition aims to improve rural disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities and promote the application of renewable energy in buildings, with a view to creating safe, sustainable and vibrant rural communities. At the same time, the 2023 Delta Cup competition award ceremony was held. Last year, the theme of the competition was “Sunshine • Zero Carbon Building”. The two competition questions included: Zero carbon Design project – Culture and Technology 2711PC-T10C4D1 Museum of Guangzhou Science and Education City, zero carbon promotion project – Community complex building of Guangzhou Public Utility Technician College.

Cui Kai (third from right), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Liu Zhihong (third from left), Vice President of China Construction Technology Group, Jing Quan (first from left), Deputy General manager of China Architectural Design and Research Institute, Zhong Jishou (second from right), Chief Engineer of China Architectural Design and Research Institute, Chen Yixiang (second from left), Director of Delta Public Service Division, and Zhang Lei (first from right), director of National Housing Engineering Center, jointly launch Delta Cup 2024 International Solar building design competition.

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Hu Wenping, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Executive Vice President of Tianjin University, said in his speech that Tianjin University, as an important initiator of the National Action Plan for new engineering education, has been committed to promoting cross-border integration, integration and sharing, and systematic innovation, which is highly consistent with the concept of Delta Cup International Solar Architecture Design Competition. Tianjin University has been carrying out the practice of solar architecture since the 1970s, and has won many honorary awards in the previous Delta Cup International Solar Architecture design competition, cultivating a large number of high-end talents in the field of low-carbon architecture, and promoting the innovation and practice of the integration of production and education. This competition is not only an academic feast, but also a grand event for the exchange of ideas. We look forward to expanding the space for cooperation and exchange through the competition, and injecting new vitality into talent training.

2711PC-T10C4D1 Hu Wenping, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Executive Vice President of Tianjin University, delivered a welcome speech, saying that this competition is not only an academic feast, but also a grand event for the exchange of ideas, and looks forward to expanding cooperation and exchange space through the competition, and injecting new vitality into talent training.

Cui Kai, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, national Master of Engineering survey and design, chief scientist of China Construction Science and Technology Group, leader of the panel of experts of Delta Cup International Solar Building Design Competition, made a speech, that Delta Cup competition is a high-level international competition, and the judges of industry experts from all over the world and high-level participating teams make the competition more like academic exchanges and exchanges. In particular, with the support of Delta, many award-winning projects have landed successively, truly serving urban and rural construction, and enhancing the appeal of the competition. The competition is not only a platform for academic exchange, but also an important carrier to promote the development of green buildings. He hopes that through the competition, more excellent design works will emerge and inject new impetus into the development of green buildings. After the launch ceremony, Academician Cui also held an open class, focusing on the theme of “scientific and technological innovation promotes original design”, and demonstrated the all-round improvement of architectural design by innovative application of science and technology through a large number of project cases.