Winner: Architecture project of the year and public project (arts, culture and community) of the year 2025. Studio Link-Arc has designed the Shunde Yunlu Wetland Museum, a cultural museum and exhibition hall in Foshan, China.
The Yunlu Wetland Museum is located in the Yunlu Wetland Park in Shunde, adjacent to an ecological island inhabited by 25,000 egrets, where the project originated from a bamboo forest planted by 'Uncle Bird', Xian Quanhui, 26 years ago.

With the influx of a large number of egrets, a good intention prompted Uncle Bird to make this oasis an "egret paradise" in the city through decades of efforts.

As a result, this project's new building combines a bird-watching tower and a wetland museum, aiming to raise visitors' awareness of the wetland's ecology and provide a unique bird-watching experience.

The design aims to minimise the presence of the building and harmoniously coexist with the "indigenous creatures" in this area with a humble attitude, where, when viewed from Egret Island, the museum building disappears into a lush subtropical forest.

Studio: Studio Link-Arc
Project: Shunde Yunlu Wetland Museum
Credits: Li Jiaying, Feng Xin, Ma Zhigang, He Chunhui, Liu Hongfei and Wei Tianliang