The WGIN Awards ceremony took place in Auckland, New Zealand on 3-5 September, during the World Green Infrastructure Congress 2024.
The WGIN was thrilled to announce the winners and honorable mentions of the for World Green Infrastructure Awards. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in sustainable urban design and environmental stewardship.
After eight months of diligent work by our six-member working committee and a rigorous judging process involving 30 judges from 4 continents and 25 countries across 20 sessions, we have selected the top projects, research, and policies in each of our six categories.
Read the press release here.
WINNERS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS 2024
Category 1: Green Roofs
Winner: Boronggook Drysdale Library – Sloping Green Roof, (Drysdale, Australia)
Honorable Mention:Chicago City Hall Rooftop Garden (Chicago, Americas)
Category 2: Green Walls
Winner: The Standard – Fire Compliant Green Wall (Brisbane, Australia)
Honorable Mention: Badouzi Restaurant – Indoor Waterfall Green Wall (Yunlin, Taiwan)
Category 3: Green Neighborhood scale and on-grade
Winner: Tarralla Creek Wetlands (Croydon Australia)
Honorable Mention: Forest Green Campus (Warsaw, Poland)
Honorable Mention: Wadanggari Park (St Leonards, Australia).
Category 4: Green Infrastructure Policy
Winner: The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and The EU Nature Restoration Regulation.
Honorable Mention: Toronto Green Roof Bylaw (Toronto, Canada)
Category 5: Green Infrastructure Research and Academic work
Winner: “Hort Innovation and Green Roof Research” coordinated by Professor Nicholas William from the University of Melbourne, Australia, with a team of researchers and experts from public and private institutions.
Honorable Mention: “Thermal Performance of Green Walls and Roofs” coordinated by Abdollah Baghaei, Massey University, New Zealand.
Category 6: Green Infrastructure student posters
Winner: “Aitken Creek Oasis: Climate-Resilient Suburban Design and Biodiversity Restoration” (Melbourne, Australia).
