Walk DVRC is delighted to announce the winner of the Walk DVRC International Design Competition: MLA+, Mobility in Chain, dmau. As the judging was very close, the jurors would like to also name an Honourable Mention - Pang Architect + Burgos & Garrido Arquitectos + Hiraiwa Ypshiyuki + MVA + Vision Planning. The five finalist designs truly represent a reimagined, vibrant and more walkable, pedestrian environment on the 1.4 stretch of Des Voeux Road Central that is the heart of Hong Kong's Central Bussines District.

The MLA+ team has re-envisioned and re-engaged the street as quality public space. The design aims to reclaim the generosity of the original streetscape, re-establishing the domain of the pedestrian in one of Hong Kong's main thoroughfares...