Rijnvliet wins WLA Honour Award 2023
World Landscape Architecture selects Rijnvliet Edible Neighborhood as one of the world best landscape projects
We are proud to announce that Rijnvliet Edible Neighborhood wins the WLA Honour Award 2023 in the category Built - Urban Design!
RIJNVLIET EDIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD
Rijnvliet Edible Neighborhood (REN) is a unique, co-created, new residential area in Utrecht, part of the Leidsche Rijn expansion that provides 1000 new ground-based dwellings. Initiated by local residents, the public space in the area is designed as an edible, educative landscape. The layout, based on the principles of food forestry, was developed in a participatory co-design procedure with residents, experts and the municipality. This has resulted in a public space design where all the greenery is edible for humans or animals.
The public space of Rijnvliet consists of a 15ha foodforest with more than a thousand (fruit)trees and 220 different (sub)species of edible plants, herbs & shrubs. The foodforest is built up with multiple layers of plants, forming an integrated ecosystem.
The plan for the layout of Rijnvliet, Edible Neighborhood was elaborated by Æ Food Forestry Development, Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners and De Zwarte Hond.
WLA Awards
The 2023 World Landscape Architecture Awards celebrate the best in landscape architecture worldwide. These prestigious international awards attract the most innovative and creative design firms; This year’s awards were no exception, with high-quality entries from those who have used their expertise and imagination to transform ordinary landscapes into extraordinary projects. We are proud that Rijnvliet is among the world's best landscape architecture projects.
Size
15 ha
Awards
2021 Innovation in Politics Award [Winner]
2023 A+ Architizer Award [Finalist]
2023 WLA Honour Award [Winner]