Taipei City Government

Congratulations to the Taipei Hydraulic Engineering Office (HEO) on another outstanding achievement! The Jingmei River–Zhinan River Confluence Revetment Restoration Project has been awarded the 2025 IFLA Asia Pacific Landscape Architecture Award, a highly prestigious international honor.

This project also stands out as the only public-sector project from Taiwan to receive an award in the “Nature Conservation” category, underscoring its exceptional significance. This recognition stems from the team’s unwavering commitment to bringing the river back to life. The team removed aging revetments and hardened concrete riverbeds, adopting near-natural engineering approaches that allow the once heavily channelized Zhinan River to breathe again. By improving the river’s form and creating gently sloped, people-friendly banks, the project provides suitable habitats for wildlife while enhancing accessibility and safety. What was once a cold, three-sided concrete channel has been transformed into a river corridor that integrates flood control, ecological restoration, and landscape value. Every inch of change reflects years of dedication and tireless effort.

To restore the river’s vitality, the team engaged in ongoing dialogue with experts and local residents, refining the design through collaboration. All concrete removed during construction was fully reused, reducing transportation needs and carbon emissions and putting net-zero principles into practice. What we have created is not merely a river, but a renewed connection between the city and nature, bringing ecosystems back to life and allowing people and the environment to move forward together. Looking ahead, the HEO will continue its efforts to transform more rivers into some of the city’s most treasured landscapes.

Organizer: Hydraulic Engineering Office, Public Works Department, Taipei City Government

Design Consultants: Classic Design and Planning Co., Ltd.; Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Ltd.

Construction Contractor: An Hong Construction Co., Ltd.

Construction Supervision Consultant: WISH Engineering & Technical Consultancy Co., Ltd.